DC ladies Fashion is TERRIBLE

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

Hey, if you want to wear a pink or purple suit, that's fine with me. Just make sure it's properly tailored.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I had a suit like this 25-30 years ago. Got tons of compliments and positive attention when I wore it.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

Above the knee is considered a dowdy length?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

Above the knee is considered a dowdy length?

My guess is that a person who posts here to re-live mocking other women more than a quarter century ago is more mean than fashionable.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I had a suit like this 25-30 years ago. Got tons of compliments and positive attention when I wore it.

That was essential a lifetime ago. Get with the times. Fashion changes. *clutches pearls*

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Anonymous wrote:Different priorities and different budgets. Not everyone spends large chunk of time and money on superficial stuff.

This is true, and caring too much about fashion and appearance is vain and shallow. People in DC have more important things to care about - like the future of the nation.

And this one, knew it was coming, too. You can't be a good thoughtful person and care about your appearance. Only people with ugly clothes and not care for their appearance have depth of character.

You can be, but it’s an outlier. The reality is if you spend most of your time studying science, you aren’t spending a bunch of time studying hair, make up in fashion.

Also, there isn’t as much positive feedback to looking good when your career is curing cancer.

That is ridiculous. Newsflash: women can be scientists (or engineers, journalists, doctors, etc.) and still enjoy fashion. You are exactly the kind of person who pushes this trope that "serious" women can't also look fashionable.
DP

I wonder if PP actually knows very many people who are scientists/ curing cancer? I am a Ph.D. scientist (no longer doing cancer research, but did for years) and I do in fact enjoy fashion, make up and fitness as do many (not all) of my friends who have similar degrees and work in the same field. We trade tips on skin care and hair products and try to look nice. When I do STEM events I always wear makeup and bright colors as my own little protest against the idea that women can’t be serious scientists AND look however they want to look!

DP. I have known many bench scientists. They did not dress up for the lab.

Depends on the industry. I know a lot of brilliant women, especially in academia, who are amazing dressers and wear bold, $$$$ jewelry. Neri Oxnan is stunning.
The art world is another place where women dress fabulously. Helena Newman (Chairman of Sotheby's Europe) is a great example.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I had a suit like this 25-30 years ago. Got tons of compliments and positive attention when I wore it.

That was essential a lifetime ago. Get with the times. Fashion changes. *clutches pearls*

I feel sad for people who don’t have terrible reading comprehension but don’t let that stop them from snarking.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I had a suit like this 25-30 years ago. Got tons of compliments and positive attention when I wore it.

That was essential a lifetime ago. Get with the times. Fashion changes. *clutches pearls*

DP. I'd just *love* to see what you consider fashionable these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been wearing Talbots since my 20s and always received many compliments from my colleagues for my style. It is possible to look nice and not fashion victim, chasing every trend in an ill fated attempt to look fashionable.

Talbots since your 20s is just about the most DC brand you could wear. Does your mother also wear Talbots? And your grandmother?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I loved those kind of suits and I miss them. I wore a ruby wool one with beautiful trim to a NY wedding one winter in the 1990s and I felt positively Texan. Black and earth tones look terrible on me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have been wearing Talbots since my 20s and always received many compliments from my colleagues for my style. It is possible to look nice and not fashion victim, chasing every trend in an ill fated attempt to look fashionable.

Talbots since your 20s is just about the most DC brand you could wear. Does your mother also wear Talbots? And your grandmother?

Most likely!! Or Dress Barn **giggles**

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I had a suit like this 25-30 years ago. Got tons of compliments and positive attention when I wore it.

That was essential a lifetime ago. Get with the times. Fashion changes. *clutches pearls*

DP. I'd just *love* to see what you consider fashionable these days.

Suits that take cues from menswear with tailoring that compliments female bodies:



This has a skirt length like the awful red suit above, but it works here because the jacket has the right shape and proportions. Everything is wrong about the red suit jacket . . . the 3/4 sleeves, the length, the peplum effect, the weird notches on the collar.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it still that way? I worked for DOJ in NYC in the 90s and early 2000s, and my friends and I had a running joke about how you could pick out the DC-based women when they were in town by their colorful and dresses and suit ensembles.

It’s not NY in the 90s anymore. We can wear color and still be fashionable.

I'm talking this sort of thing, the suits that came as a set fro, the "suit" department at whatever store. Apparently it still exists, dowdy skirt length and all.

I had a suit like this 25-30 years ago. Got tons of compliments and positive attention when I wore it.

That was essential a lifetime ago. Get with the times. Fashion changes. *clutches pearls*

DP. I'd just *love* to see what you consider fashionable these days.

Suits that take cues from menswear with tailoring that compliments female bodies:



This has a skirt length like the awful red suit above, but it works here because the jacket has the right shape and proportions. Everything is wrong about the red suit jacket . . . the 3/4 sleeves, the length, the peplum effect, the weird notches on the collar.

I skeptical that anyone who calls knee length skirts dowdy or awful wears suits. They just look at pictures on the internet.