Why is DC fashion so boring?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because if government workers started wearing anything even vaguely trendy or costing more than $100 an item, taxpayers would freak about federal salaries being too high and the tea party would have a field day.

Seriously. A while back, Vogue had a piece on style here. Some NYC maven was wondering why we didn't di fun, easy things like pair a bejeweled Marc Kors tshirts with a grey Ralph Lauren skirt and a Prada jacket. Honey, the taxpayer may think we're the devil, but doesn't want us to wear Prada.

I get that green hair is cheap. But it implies an interest in fashion, and that implies spending your salary on other things we don't want govt workers to be able to afford.

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x3 Nicely put. And this has been the case since many decades before the tea party was in existence.

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This is spot on. Last year there was a thread on the govt shutdown and what would Feds do once they get paid again. I said I'd get a pedicure. Several people freaked out - "these Feds are spending money on pedicures?! How dare they respond with anything other than saying they'd pay the mortgage or utility bills."

[Anonymous]

Assuming you are getting unwanted negative attention, I suspect your hair is only part of the issue.

I have a good friend here who has pink and purple hair (she also has a serious job). And I can tell you, I've never noticed anyone looking at her especially strangely in DC. Or outside of DC - we've traveled together, too.

My conclusion from this isn't that you aren't getting the attention you say you're getting, but that I don't think it's the hair you can attribute the attention to.

I have no idea what it could be. Maybe it is just that you're young and pretty, and some people are weird about folks who are young and pretty. Maybe it's something else.

[Anonymous]

I have purple and pink extensions and I have not gotten anything but compliments.

[Anonymous]

I am the PP and just spent time looking up health goth and normcore. Honestly, following these trends does NOT show your creativity or personal style. Dress in what makes you feel good but don't fool yourself that those ttends will make you stand out. In fact, norm core looks a lot like the DC style you so hate!

[Anonymous]

Well, I for one, am glad to hear that someone is keeping Manic Panic in business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is clearly just making shit up. Can't be real. No one reacts to green or any other bright colored hair since the 80s. Total bs post.

We've had 10-page threads here on the "trashiness" of things that are as un-edgy as skinny jeans, booties, heels, nail polish (!), and make-up. So I'm not surprised at all. Basically, if you're not a make-up-free, plain, washed-out blonde wearing beige cashmere, you're tacky. So they say.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP is clearly just making shit up. Can't be real. No one reacts to green or any other bright colored hair since the 80s. Total bs post.

We've had 10-page threads here on the "trashiness" of things that are as un-edgy as skinny jeans, booties, heels, nail polish (!), and make-up. So I'm not surprised at all. Basically, if you're not a make-up-free, plain, washed-out blonde wearing beige cashmere, you're tacky. So they say.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP is clearly just making shit up. Can't be real. No one reacts to green or any other bright colored hair since the 80s. Total bs post.

We've had 10-page threads here on the "trashiness" of things that are as un-edgy as skinny jeans, booties, heels, nail polish (!), and make-up. So I'm not surprised at all. Basically, if you're not a make-up-free, plain, washed-out blonde wearing beige cashmere, you're tacky. So they say.

Sure, but would anyone actually look at someone in skinny jeans etc. like OP is describing? No.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP is clearly just making shit up. Can't be real. No one reacts to green or any other bright colored hair since the 80s. Total bs post.

We've had 10-page threads here on the "trashiness" of things that are as un-edgy as skinny jeans, booties, heels, nail polish (!), and make-up. So I'm not surprised at all. Basically, if you're not a make-up-free, plain, washed-out blonde wearing beige cashmere, you're tacky. So they say.

Yeah DC is hopelessly unfashionable. Get over it and move somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

I was just in Chicago and the women were so stylish. I love DC, but it is NOT fashion forward!

[Anonymous]

Pastel hair looks terrible on almost everyone. It screams you need to be noticed for your look and not what's on the inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pastel hair looks terrible on almost everyone. It screams you need to be noticed for your look and not what's on the inside.

You probably wear a lot of corduroy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pastel hair looks terrible on almost everyone. It screams you need to be noticed for your look and not what's on the inside.

You probably wear a lot of corduroy.

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was just in Chicago and the women were so stylish. I love DC, but it is NOT fashion forward!

Yeah, Chicago fashion is awesome, like NYC or LA fashion. DC is just so dour in comparison.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was just in Chicago and the women were so stylish. I love DC, but it is NOT fashion forward!

Yeah, Chicago fashion is awesome, like NYC or LA fashion. DC is just so dour in comparison.

Can you please give examples of these fashions. I'm genuinely curious! Give examples of some styles that are "fashion forward" that you keep seeing in these other cities.
TIA