DC ladies Fashion is TERRIBLE

[Anonymous]

Grandma kobes her skort and Birkenstocks

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

We do it to piss you off, OP. Glad to see it's working.

[Anonymous]

I was actually thinking the opposite.

I'm in a wealthier area, and the women here tend to be very fit with good hair and no-makeup makeup. They wear summery dresses with metallic sandals, matching workout gear, and sleek corporate wear.

In my opinion, DC has become more stylish over the past ten years.

[Anonymous]

The smarter you are the less you have to dress up.

You don’t need to dress up if you’re a physicist, statistician, researcher, computer programmer, ….

Let’s face it people dress for other people. People with high self-esteem don’t need that external validation

[Anonymous]

I've noticed that professional African-American women are usually much sharper dressers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fashion here isn’t GLAMOROUS. This isn’t Miami or New York.

DC is “preppy”

Preppy clothing is mainly part of
the body language among women who
are married or who do not need to
establish themselves with an appearance
that has instant impact.

Preppy clothing says "I am not a
threat. I am sexless and safe. I am a
woman's woman."

Glamorous clothing says "I am a threat. I like men, sex, and me. I am serious about
relationships and if you do not take care of yourself to keep your man interested, I
may get him.”

We prefer to be preppy here.

I'm an immigrant from one of the looks-focused countries, but I've lived here for 25+ years. Here's my observation, not a judgment, take it for what it's worse. I think DC professional women dress mostly to be inoffensive. They are fearful of attracting attention based on their appearance. And to my eye, this has nothing to do with excess makeup, logos or tight/revealing clothing. I find that professional women here are afraid of bolder lines and properly cut silhouettes. You can wear the same two-piece suit but a suit made of good fabrics cut to fit your figure (not encase it like a sausage but, like, really FIT - the right skim, the right length, the right shoulder and waistline, etc.) will look completely different from a suit whose main purpose is merely to cover parts of your body with fabric. That's the best I can describe it.

[Anonymous]

what it's worth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do it to piss you off, OP. Glad to see it's working.

This topic comes up all the time and this is the best response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fashion here isn’t GLAMOROUS. This isn’t Miami or New York.

DC is “preppy”

Preppy clothing is mainly part of
the body language among women who
are married or who do not need to
establish themselves with an appearance
that has instant impact.

Preppy clothing says "I am not a
threat. I am sexless and safe. I am a
woman's woman."

Glamorous clothing says "I am a threat. I like men, sex, and me. I am serious about
relationships and if you do not take care of yourself to keep your man interested, I
may get him.”

We prefer to be preppy here.

I'm an immigrant from one of the looks-focused countries, but I've lived here for 25+ years. Here's my observation, not a judgment, take it for what it's worse. I think DC professional women dress mostly to be inoffensive. They are fearful of attracting attention based on their appearance. And to my eye, this has nothing to do with excess makeup, logos or tight/revealing clothing. I find that professional women here are afraid of bolder lines and properly cut silhouettes. You can wear the same two-piece suit but a suit made of good fabrics cut to fit your figure (not encase it like a sausage but, like, really FIT - the right skim, the right length, the right shoulder and waistline, etc.) will look completely different from a suit whose main purpose is merely to cover parts of your body with fabric. That's the best I can describe it.

I'm an immigrant. Maybe not from a looks-focused country, since I have no idea what those might be. It's a country with a lot of designers sold here, so maybe? Can someone enlighten me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fashion here isn’t GLAMOROUS. This isn’t Miami or New York.

DC is “preppy”

Preppy clothing is mainly part of
the body language among women who
are married or who do not need to
establish themselves with an appearance
that has instant impact.

Preppy clothing says "I am not a
threat. I am sexless and safe. I am a
woman's woman."

Glamorous clothing says "I am a threat. I like men, sex, and me. I am serious about
relationships and if you do not take care of yourself to keep your man interested, I
may get him.”

We prefer to be preppy here.

I'm an immigrant from one of the looks-focused countries, but I've lived here for 25+ years. Here's my observation, not a judgment, take it for what it's worse. I think DC professional women dress mostly to be inoffensive. They are fearful of attracting attention based on their appearance. And to my eye, this has nothing to do with excess makeup, logos or tight/revealing clothing. I find that professional women here are afraid of bolder lines and properly cut silhouettes. You can wear the same two-piece suit but a suit made of good fabrics cut to fit your figure (not encase it like a sausage but, like, really FIT - the right skim, the right length, the right shoulder and waistline, etc.) will look completely different from a suit whose main purpose is merely to cover parts of your body with fabric. That's the best I can describe it.

I'm an immigrant. Maybe not from a looks-focused country, since I have no idea what those might be. It's a country with a lot of designers sold here, so maybe? Can someone enlighten me?

Denmark/Germany/UK: not focused on looks

Russia/Ukraine/Colombia/Korea: focused on looks

[Anonymous]

No one cares what you think OP

[Anonymous]

It's too damn hot and humid to care about dressing up. Make up will melt right off a minute you step out.

When it's not hot and miserable I will wear athletic clothes because I'm making up all the outdoor activity time I missed sitting in air conditioning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Feds are practical people. And they don’t have the budget for a hobby like fashion.

Especially not these days. Fashion falls so far down the list with all the horrible things happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's too damn hot and humid to care about dressing up. Make up will melt right off a minute you step out.

When it's not hot and miserable I will wear athletic clothes because I'm making up all the outdoor activity time I missed sitting in air conditioning.

It's not better in the fall or winter though.