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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see Pelosi or AOC’s clothing as at all sexual. They are tailored sheath dresses. They look like professional women to me and I’ll admit, this is exactly what I and many women in my office wear.

Are Warren and Clinton supposed to be the standard here?[/quote]
I think Clinton in the early 2000s (less so now) and Warren today are the best examples of the uniform that intends to simplify fashion into a non-factor for female leaders. Pelosi is an interesting topic because she also wears the same cut daily but it isn't really a simplification because of all the thought that goes into her appearance as well as high fashion sensibility of her wardrobe so I don't think it serves the purpose of making clothes a non-factor. [/quote]

PP. Great points. The challenge is that I read Warren and Clinton as women who don’t like clothes very much in the first place.  They don’t see clothes as an expression of personality, but as functional items to cover their bodies. I could never be happy like that - I like my work clothes to convey competence, authority, and femininity. The Black Halo Jackie O (fitted appropriately) is the perfect embodiment of this to me. (Im a lawyer and it was a staple of female lawyers at my old firm.)[/quote]

I'm a lawyer too and I hate uniforms of all sorts, whether in the Warren/Clinton mode or any other style.  Your clothes should be practical and comfortable, yes, but they should also make you happy.  I like to look in the mirror and smile.  I like to play with color, silhouette and proportion.  Competence, authority, and wisdom are demonstrated in the quality of your work and the results you get for your clients.  As for "feminity" -- that's in the eye of the beholder and the beholden.  You can look pretty and feminine and chic in a LBD or in a smoking jacket and silk trousers.       [/quote]
So don’t develop a personal uniform.

But if you think Nancy isn’t enjoying her clothes at least a little or isnt playing with color, I think you’re wrong. [/quote]

Pelosi is a savvy pol.  Her clothes, OTOH, are dull.  Going through the Crayola pack isn't stylish or interesting . . . or fun.    [/quote]

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