tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410706398872836052.post5360404754949240516..comments2023-10-07T03:45:56.095-06:00Comments on The Bitches of Fashion: culture clubthe Dread Pirate Rackhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06758895507726373202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410706398872836052.post-73342016198175595622012-06-22T10:05:53.728-06:002012-06-22T10:05:53.728-06:00sometimes, the thought of getting dressed is the t...sometimes, the thought of getting dressed is the thing that gets me out of bed. I'm a creative person - balancing the cerebral with the aesthetic is not easy..the Dread Pirate Rackhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758895507726373202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410706398872836052.post-61886837595083532972012-06-07T11:19:25.818-06:002012-06-07T11:19:25.818-06:00This is a toughie. But I think your post raises so...This is a toughie. But I think your post raises some important questions about what we consider appropriate dress out of a sense of respect, and what we consider appropriate out of a sense of fear, maybe even ignorance or envy.<br /><br />While it would be nice to believe that we are all beyond judging people by what they wear, the reality is that this is a world in which uniforms of some sort or another dominate. They dominate not only occasions, sex, and age groups, but also professions.<br /><br />That BCBG outfit would never fly in a law firm, for instance. Law is a profession whose uniform must tell the world that its employees and partners are capable of adjudicating a host of serious issues, some of them life and death. Just as you would not show up for a friend's wedding in pajamas, neither would you show up in a courtroom in an Herve Leger bandage dress, whose look says "party," not, "I'm about to ask the jury to sentence this man to life in prison."<br /><br />Likewise, it would be inappropriate for a high school teacher, maybe even a drug counselor.<br /><br />But in your profession? That's trickier. Here, it seems to me you are dealing with matters not of substance, but of style. While you are not required to wear suits or Dockers and a polo, neither are you quite "allowed" to express yourself beyond a certain boundary—made even more maddening by the fact that that boundary has not been clearly defined.<br /><br />This seems to me to be a case of people who have a bias against those who stick out, even if that sticking out does not affect the imperatives of the profession. It's like how we all used to look down our noses at the pretty girls in school or the ones with money. People don't like people who don't "fit" with the majority and to pass someone over for promotion because of that is a problem.moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824043795171732429noreply@blogger.com