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[quote=Anonymous]Wasp style is inseparable from its underlying culture of Protestantism. No show, no ritual, utility, humility, an internalized ethical code. Makeup is acceptable if it has a function (i.e. to enhance or conceal, and it needs to be either classic or natural-looking), but not as decoration. Always choose silver over gold. Hair is either based on a simple man’s haircut or long. Hairstyles are always natural, as are manicures and pedicures (a French manicure is OK, but that’s as far as it will go). Clothes are, with certain exceptions, traditional, made of natural fibers (wool pants in winter, which are hard to find, btw), cotton, linen, silk, cashmere. Scarves are loved. Traditional, utilitarian femininity is fine (i.e. an embroidered peasant blouse for the bohemian branch of the family), a simple skirt, small earrings, but we stick closely (but not too closely!) to utilitarian menswear. Brooks Brothers is useful, Eileen Fisher is OK if a little flashy, JCrew used to be useful, LL Bean was helpful before it started targeting the suburban market and went downhill, Peruvian Connection is weirdly fascinating, but in general look for well-made, high quality (hard to find in chain brands), a few pieces, and then take care of them because frugality and class are inextricably linked. Bulkier wool or cotton sweaters, but only if they’re hand knit. Tory Burch is unthinkable. Clothes and shoes are based on traditions that at least originally had a purpose. I’m not the best informant because I branched out a bit when I left home, but as a friend of mine once said, “No matter what you wear, you still always look like you went to a New England boarding school.”[/quote]

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