Don't even get me started about these shoes. |
Meanwhile, here come the men. Suits. So, OK, ties are not
the most practical piece of clothing ever invented, but other than those, a man
in a suit is wearing pants, jacket, shirt, shoes that fit his feet and allow
him to walk. And many of the men were in khakis and button-downs, without ties.
Why are women’s clothes so uncomfortable, impractical and
hard to put together? In interviews, President Obama explains he has
only gray suits and blue suits in his closet. He’s got enough decisions
to make, he said, he doesn’t want to "be distracted by trivia." But how easy would it be for a female president to find such easy yet professional outfits?
A childhood friend of mine refused
to consider any career that required her to wear panty hose. (She became a
teacher, then a lawyer.)
Honestly, I think it’s a conspiracy. When you have to
concentrate on how you walk (so you don’t fall over), how you sit (so you don’t
flash someone), whether your mascara is running or your lipstick is on your
teeth or the waves (or straightness) you spent an hour putting into your hair
that morning are disappearing, you can’t concentrate on more important things.
Women do it to themselves. Elsa Shiaporelli said that women " dress to be annoying to other women", and Angie Dickenson said, " I dress for women, and undress for men."
ReplyDeleteExactly. As a man once told me, "Want our attention? Flash a little boob or butt and we'll be riveted. That your necklace matches your shoes? No."
DeleteCool comment about Elsa Schiaporelli. I Googled her and she has the "12 commandments for women" that are interesting, particularly as she was a designer.
ReplyDeleteWomen are stupid?
ReplyDeleteNo ....
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