I hate those reality TV shows where some fashion guru tells the world your actual clothes suck but thanks to his magic touch, he'll change you into a "sophisticated woman
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In Quebec, I think Airoldi is the worst, right? In general, the worst for me is when the women put "their" choice clothes and the designer go "OOOOHH it's so much better look at you!!!"
Shows like that can die in a fire. And Stacy London and herlittle lap monkey can die twice. FUCK that. Wear what you want as long as you're not hurting anyone you can wear stripes with pokadots and hoodies with evening skirts. I abhor shows like that. If it's a self esteem thing where you WANT to dress better and feel better about yourself, fine. If they're forcing you to chance when you were fine before BLOW YOURSELF.
My sickness is more about how right they might be about people judging you. The girl was full of great ideals-she wore tank tops and jeans for a date, because "anyway he must love me for me, right?" and simple clothes for work because "I'm a good doctor, that won't change because of my clothes". And still she was told that no guy would want a second date with her, and no parent would take her seriously for the health of their kids.
It's all paranoia and fear. If you're a doctor you wear scrubs and a lab coat, you're fine. If a guy is shallow enough to judge you on your "simple" clothes he's not worth your time.
I don't know what show *you* were watching, but damn did it get you riled up. Some of those shows aren't that bad and my mother and I particularly love them because most of the time these women are hiding behind their clothes. Then, once they realize they can bring their own flair to actual clothes that flatter their figures and perhaps are more appropriate for their career, they are happy.
For instance, I love long skirts. But I cannot wear long skirts anymore at my size, because it makes me look short and huge. However, knee-length a-lines are perfect. I didn't realize this until I watched one of those shows. That doesn't mean I'm going to rush out and buy pointy shoes (I hate pointy shoes) or cut my hair short again (too curly right now), but some people just need that experience to wake out of their outdated fashion doldrums. ACID WASH TAPERED JEANS. I don't want to see those ever again!
Yesterday I wore one of those wrap dresses out. (A new one I just got in the mail all bright red and gold.) The woman waiting on us at the restaurant pointed at me and said, "...What's that mean?" referring to my outfit. She wasn't rude or anything, just really curious. "This doesn't mean anything at all. I just love them." She instantly asked me where to find some. The point of the story is dressing atypical doesn't necessarily mean 'bad'. I get compliments everytime I wear one of those things and it's because I stand out.
Still, Paige has some valid points too. Some people wish they could dress 'better' but simply don't know how. For them, advice is wanted and appreciated.
As for people judging you, I think that is something to take seriously when on the job. When out socially however, you want people to judge you for who you are not who society wants you to be.
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For instance, I love long skirts. But I cannot wear long skirts anymore at my size, because it makes me look short and huge. However, knee-length a-lines are perfect. I didn't realize this until I watched one of those shows. That doesn't mean I'm going to rush out and buy pointy shoes (I hate pointy shoes) or cut my hair short again (too curly right now), but some people just need that experience to wake out of their outdated fashion doldrums. ACID WASH TAPERED JEANS. I don't want to see those ever again!
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Still, Paige has some valid points too. Some people wish they could dress 'better' but simply don't know how. For them, advice is wanted and appreciated.
As for people judging you, I think that is something to take seriously when on the job. When out socially however, you want people to judge you for who you are not who society wants you to be.
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