Quote Originally Posted by Hope View Post
My wife is a lot like that, certainly not to those extremes, but she is a femme girl, almost never wears pants to work, almost always wears heels of some sort, always has her hair "done" in some fashion, she wears hats any time she thinks she can get away with it. She stands up for, and enjoys being clean, looking well put together, and ladylike. We are not fuddie duddies, she is 37. This is unusual for our age group most of whom seem to have fallen prey to the "casual friday / sloppy all the time" look and mindset. She takes grief for looking well put together, for not conforming to the status que, and is often asked what she is "dressed up" for.

Here is the rub:

She isn't trying to pass.

If I were to dress as she does, I would get grief too - but it would be completely different grief.
Wonderful, wonderful post! I great point and one I am sure we all could easily feel guilty about if we let it get to us.

Meghan