Quote Originally Posted by Krististeph View Post
A CD friend from Rockford told me of a story at an outlet mall we both occasion:

She was dressed, doing the rounds for the holidays, three teen girls walked to pass her on the boardwalk, one made a comment to the effect of "nice dress there buddy..." (this mall was out farther than the far suburbs, hence the less-than-normal-attitude).

At this, she turned to face them square, and proceeded to tell them off:
"I may be wearing a dress, but it is a $300 dress. At least I make the effort to look decent and attractive. My face is not pretty, but I cannot help that. Look at the clothes you are wearing- do you not have any sense of pride? You think you can pass judgement on how I look, when you look like lazy slobs?

The three hoodlums turned tale and left quickly with no words...

Thanks for responding!!!
Nice story. My granddaughter has a lot of fashion sense and is never ever looking like a slob. What's cute on a 15 year old is not going to be cute on a 65 year old. The only thing I've kidded her lately has been wearing jeans that are intentionally manufactured with holes/slits/etc. I kidded her I could save her a lot of money by going to Goodwill and getting some old worn out jeans and steal a little battery acid from her father's car.

I think the best example of a woman NOT dressing appropriately was told by me several times. I worked in a highly professional office. I always wore dress slacks, shirt with collar, shined shoes, tie and my sports coat or suit jacket was hung on a hanger nearby. The office manager, a woman, frequently wore capri pants and sandals. She looked like she was at the beach. I never saw her wearing a dress in over twenty-five years. We dealt with attorneys, CPA's and business men and women. There were frequent occasions when our clients automatically assumed I was the person in charge because she was so ill attired it was an embarrassment.

So, it's also age appropriateness and what's appropriate for time and place.