Q. I'm curious to hear opinions of the young lady who was pulled off the SouthWest Airlines flight because her outfit was too revealing. The pictures of her, wearing her skirt and top were I thought not out of the norm, she was tall, blonde and a bit busty but nothing at all revearling about her top and her skirt was low to mid thigh. They actually showed some of the older SW Airline flight attendents from the 70's wearing hot pants on CNN today. Curious to hear opinions, because this woman was dressed nicely and I have seen some pretty poorly dressed people not get a second look. Think that jealously had anything to do with it?
I only saw the picture of her that was shown on the media. She looks fine in it and didn't have a tank top on, she had a top and sweater. My understanding was that it was a female passenger who complained after the boarded the plane and that she was given a blanket to cover herself after getting back on.
A. I offer 2 opinions on the topic of personal appearance in public places -
1. Airlines (Buses, Cruise ships, Railroads, etc) have the right to demand certain standards of conduct (or appearance)of passengers, and sometimes enforce that right when passengers or the airline would be harmed. In this case, however, I have heard that another passenger complained to the airline, and caused this situation to arise.
I have no idea what gives one passenger the right to judge the lady's clothing, this seems to be hypocritical and surely could have been resolved by moving the complaining passenger to a seat out of view of the young lady, and offering a blindfold to the complaining passenger.
Since the airline crew now had to intervene quickly, in order to let the flight take off on time, and keep the peace, perhaps it was easiest at the moment to do what SW did, right or wrong. On the other hand (with my perfect hindsight), if I were the air crew, I would have told BOTH passengers to get off and let them battle it out in court for being involved in a dispute of a nature unable to be resolved in a timely manner.
Opinion #2: On personal pride of appearance AND tolerance (or lack of tolerance), what ever happened to these things?
It used to be that far fewer people (slobs, etc) went out in public place dressed badly. I am not talking about dressing in a unique, trendy way, but plain out wearing ragged, dirty smelly clothing, etc. I once sat (in first class cabin, Dallas to London) way too close to a young couple and baby, dressed in worn-out jeans, tattered plain white-T shirts, cheap shower shoes, etc and the toddler wearing only a diaper and some kind of sleeping clothes, barely enough to keep it from catching cold. Granted that your clothing choices can be limited by your income and budget, but if you have the means to fly in first-class cabin to London, surely you could afford to dress better than that? On tolerance, YES, I thought to myself that if I had the power, I would tell that couple to dress more appropriately for the occasion, but of course I realized that I do NOT have that power, so I just kept my mouth shut, put on my headset, listened to the music, and enjoyed the flight.
Ok, open for debate, I would like to read your comments, anyone?
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Q. I am looking for new ideas for winter. Dress down or up, suit or smart-casual. Fashionable and interesting but professional, I need something new to wear. Links to photos and products would be great. Even accessories or hairstyles would help too. Thanks.
A. I work for several medical offices', so I have to look professional. It also depends on the specialty of the office. Surgical and Primary Care I dress conservative - dress pants, low heels, blouse w/ sweater or jacket, simple jewelry. Pediatrics - more colorful, fun or seasonal jewelry - pumpkin earrings, flashing witch pin. Plastic Surgery - shorter skirts with knee high boots, V neck shirts. More trendy & sexy.
Start w/ good basics: A suit set: pants, skirt, jacket, several blouses that can work w/ the suit including a white button down shirt. Shoes, quality med heel black & brown. This stuff should all have classic lines that won't go out of style. Knee high boots, black and brown.
Build wardrobe from this. Every girl needs a fab black dress & heels. Use accessories to update, Patterned tights add edge to a simple wool skirt and boots. Scarves bring color around the face & can be worn many ways including around the head and tied under chin, add large sunglasses, instant old hollywood glamour.
Hair can really pull a look together. Get a book on styling how to & play. KLUTZ has a great one. I like to wear a suit, pull my hair back in a bun or twist and wear black framed reading glasses.
To sum up: Quality, classic basics that can work together, a few trendy pieces, & a variety of accessories, jewelry, hair clips, scarves. A good way to stay current on trends is to look at the ads from Macy's, JC Penny. Some girls even keep a fashion scrapbook. Cut out items or outfits you like and glue them in a notebook. It helps when faced w/ a closet full of clothes and the words "I have nothing to wear" comes out of your mouth.
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