Comments on: The Dangers of the Dress Code http://easyandelegantlife.com/2009/11/23/the-dangers-of-the-dress-code/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:38:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TheElegantologist http://easyandelegantlife.com/2009/11/23/the-dangers-of-the-dress-code/comment-page-1/#comment-7324 TheElegantologist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:24:40 +0000 http://easyandelegantlife.com/?p=5259#comment-7324 Paula, one man's paradise... I'm still, to my knowledge, the only person in the latter half of the 20th Century to wear a dinner jacket to the Paradise Island casino. I would have worn an island print tie to your affair. Nantucket Reds would have been the default dress here. Along with a few Aloha shirts, I'm sure. Paula, one man’s paradise… I’m still, to my knowledge, the only person in the latter half of the 20th Century to wear a dinner jacket to the Paradise Island casino. I would have worn an island print tie to your affair. Nantucket Reds would have been the default dress here. Along with a few Aloha shirts, I’m sure.

]]> By: Paula http://easyandelegantlife.com/2009/11/23/the-dangers-of-the-dress-code/comment-page-1/#comment-7320 Paula Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:44:05 +0000 http://easyandelegantlife.com/?p=5259#comment-7320 Shaggy Chic suggests that hairy legs might pass . . . I am not a fan of 'theme' dressing--our town's zoo holds an annual fundraiser, and every year women pull out the most awful animal prints . . . on their shoes, their hair bands, dresses, fingernails . . . you get the dreadful picture! Whenever there is a theme event, I intentionally avoid dressing the part. Instead, I wear what would be appropriate for the time of day, venue, etc. Perfect example: Last Spring at our daughter's school's annual gala, the theme was something about Paradise. There were literally hundreds of Hawaiian print shirts, men in shorts, and ladies in similar garb. Since it was a Friday night, cocktails, dinner, silent and oral auction, and a high ticket price to attend, I wore a pretty fantastic black-with-white-trim cotton pique dress, multi-strand pearl bracelet, and pumps. I guided my husband to his handsomest Spring weight navy blazer, tie, and grey trousers. A couple we know well who were both dressed in typical tourist "Paradise" garb took a look at us and observed that we opted out of the Paradise theme. The husband's comment was that they dressed for Miami and we were dressed for Newport Beach. Shaggy Chic suggests that hairy legs might pass . . . I am not a fan of ‘theme’ dressing–our town’s zoo holds an annual fundraiser, and every year women pull out the most awful animal prints . . . on their shoes, their hair bands, dresses, fingernails . . . you get the dreadful picture! Whenever there is a theme event, I intentionally avoid dressing the part. Instead, I wear what would be appropriate for the time of day, venue, etc. Perfect example: Last Spring at our daughter’s school’s annual gala, the theme was something about Paradise. There were literally hundreds of Hawaiian print shirts, men in shorts, and ladies in similar garb. Since it was a Friday night, cocktails, dinner, silent and oral auction, and a high ticket price to attend, I wore a pretty fantastic black-with-white-trim cotton pique dress, multi-strand pearl bracelet, and pumps. I guided my husband to his handsomest Spring weight navy blazer, tie, and grey trousers. A couple we know well who were both dressed in typical tourist “Paradise” garb took a look at us and observed that we opted out of the Paradise theme. The husband’s comment was that they dressed for Miami and we were dressed for Newport Beach.

]]> By: TheElegantologist http://easyandelegantlife.com/2009/11/23/the-dangers-of-the-dress-code/comment-page-1/#comment-7284 TheElegantologist Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:29 +0000 http://easyandelegantlife.com/?p=5259#comment-7284 David V. How very odd. I hope you can press a dinner jacket into service! Cap't, I suspected you might like that look. Shaggy chic was supposed to steer us towards animal prints, etc. as it was a benefit for canine and feline cancer relief. On my lapel you see the chain of a a pocket watch. I had to remove the fob as it identifies the bearer as a high level Mason, which I am not. Like a lot of what I wear, it was inherited and still keep great time. The watch was made in Lancaster, PA. DC, she looked lovely as always. Thanks! David V. How very odd. I hope you can press a dinner jacket into service!

Cap’t, I suspected you might like that look. Shaggy chic was supposed to steer us towards animal prints, etc. as it was a benefit for canine and feline cancer relief.

On my lapel you see the chain of a a pocket watch. I had to remove the fob as it identifies the bearer as a high level Mason, which I am not. Like a lot of what I wear, it was inherited and still keep great time. The watch was made in Lancaster, PA.

DC, she looked lovely as always. Thanks!

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