I am Making A Stereotypical Observation On How Another Woman Dresses

[lovemydogs]

I am female. I, like many other women, hate when women are judged by their looks, ect.,
But....
I just have to say something about Sarah Huckabee Sanders wardrobe.
She is a professional woman who dresses terrible and totally unprofessional.
Most women in her role usually dressed like professional women with a jacket and dress or top.
Huckabee Sanders dresses in flouncy, frilly things. In odd colors.
I'm sorry it sounds so unfeminist of me but, it drives me nuts.
I don't understand why they don't have someone help her with dressing as a professional woman in tailored pantsuits or skirts and dresses with a jacket.
It can even be cool looking. Just more like a professional would wear.
Am I being too picky or wrong?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. No, you're not being too picky or wrong.

There is such a thing as dressing professionally.

[Maine-i-acs]

2. Irony: They all are professionally dressed and made up.

They hire out hat task. So this is how she looks with extensive handling. As good as it gets for her.

[lovemydogs]

3. It's true that Trump is gaudy in taste

[madaboutharry]

4. Her clothes are terrible.

She goes back and forth between dressing like an 80 year old and a little girl.

[Doodley]

5. She can never look good because her nasty personality is displayed in her facial

expressions, her body language, her voice, and the way she dresses, so yes, I agree with you on her wardrobe choices.

[Ilsa]

48. and her obvious disdain for the media. nt

[Hekate]

68. That has always been her worst problem. I've known homely men & women whose faces transform...

...with a smile, like the sun coming out. Not Sarah.

[Totally Tunsie]

88. ...much like her boss.

[csziggy]

6. I was thinking the same way today

As I noticed she was wearing that hideous black dress with the shoulder flounces yet again.

Since I have been watching The West Wing, I wondered why SHS doesn't wear a suit similar to what CJ wore for most of her working days. Then I realized that look would not work for SHS. She'd look like the SNL actress playing Sean Spicer!

Yeah, I know - mean girl snark, but it's true. SHS just doesn't have the build to look good in a suit. I know this from experience - I don't have the kind of build that looks good in a suit either (as a short, over weight busty woman).

[lovemydogs]

9. But, I've seen the women in both parties dress professionally

And trust me, I am not a button down person.
It's just that for that position, the flounces, frills and fushia colors should go

[csziggy]

25. Yes, even with her figure she could dress more professionally

Just not in a suit.

I have seen far too many women in business dress in what I consider non-business attire.

I'm just glad I never had to dress for other's consideration.

I ran a farm - jeans and tee shirts were and are my "business" attire. To go into town I would change into clean jeans and a tee shirt with a picture on it. Once when called for federal jury duty I wore my horse show clothes since I owned no dress suit or dresses. The judge seemed a little put off with a short dumpy woman dressed in good jeans, Western shirt with pearl buttons, big silver belt buckle, boots, and my good felt hat. Those were the dressiest clothes I owned. It did help convince him that I needed to be excused from jury duty since I was running a horse show the week of the trial and had no one I could delegate the job to.

[Hekate]

71. Sounds to me like you are totally appropriate for where you are. As for travel (downthread)...

I know exactly what you mean. All the best in finding what you need.

[csziggy]

73. Well, my life style is changing

I had to retire from the farm years ago. Now that most of my health issues are resolved I want to travel but I don't have clothes for dining out or going to shows, etc. Next year we're taking a cruise to the UK, spending three months there and cruising back. But I have nothing to wear to dinner or to any of the onboard shows. I have no clothes to wear in the cities we will visit.

While jeans and tee shirts are most comfortable, in my late sixties I think I need to learn to dress a little nicer. Now I have the money to but I haven't been able to find the styles I want to wear. I will either have to make my own or hire a seamstress!

[Hekate]

80. There's some good advice in this thread...

In a downthread post I shared an experience I had watching a skilled seamstress prepare to alter an off the rack party dress for a high school girl.

Personally, I plan to never sew clothing from scratch again, as I long ago lost the interest, skill, and manual dexterity (I'll be 71 shortly). But that's just me -- I have a friend my age who is in the Fiber Arts Guild and amazingly artistic.

In my life I have moved from office work (suits) to appointed county commissions (flowy knits from a travel line) to complete retirement. I had to figure out what to do when I gained a bunch of weight (pretty overblouses with matching scarves, trying to distract from my tummy). Last year I moved to a new town and my best friend is my SIL that spends her time tending her garden and making stained glass, with jeans and t-shirts appropriate to those activities. (I love her husband, but he does their laundry by stuffing absolutely everything into one load and hitting the hot water button. Sorry, but I'd kill him.) I'm trying to find a new level. Funny how that works.

And travel... Has always been a challenge because I lived for years in Hawai'i and now for decades in SoCal, where fall and winter climates are nothing like the rest of the country.

Anyway, you will figure it out, and I know you will have many happy travels, dinners, dances, and theater engagements.

[Dem_4_Life]

105. You can find a bunch of casual and semi-dressy dresses online for your travels.

I live in a big city but still find the best clothes online. I used to be a jeans wearing person awhile back and never ever wear heels since I am the biggest klutz ever. Try to look for some flattering A-line or maxi dresses that are flowing dresses. These are extremely comfortable and feminine looking. Plus these dress styles look amazing with boots (any type of boots).

What is your height like petite or tall?

[csziggy]

107. I never wear dresses or skirts

I feel undressed, as if I were walking around in my nightshirt!

I'm now 5'4" (I was 5'3" until I got my knees replaced - now that I am no longer bowlegged I am an inch taller!) and very obese. For the last twenty years every time I start losing weight another health issue pops up. I've had thirteen major operations since 2001 and am now looking at having one on my back so I can walk around again. After my heart valve replacement last fall I lost 27 pounds - since my back problem got worse I gained back half of that.

I'd like to go more flowing in my style but I have to fight the years of running the farm. When working with heavy equipment you do NOT want loose clothing so it feels dangerous to wear flowy stuff.

The other thing I have to fight is never wearing artificial fibers. I am most comfortable in cotton or linen. The feel of polyester and other fake stuff irritates me. While I have found some neat flowy jackets and tops, they are not comfortable since they are made of rayon or polyester.

That's why I am thinking of making my own stuff or getting someone to do it for me. I can find cotton blend knits that would drape nicely and not have that slithery feel of the artificial fibers. I just need to keep looking I guess!

[haele]

21. There's suits women like us can look good in.

They tend to have more of a designer look than "off the rack at Macy's Business look", and have to be tailored, with drape collars, diagonal lines, and venting in the right places to make a more symmetrical shape, but they're out there.
Hell, even a bolero top with a simple solid color princess line dress would look nicer and more professional than "frills and flounces".

And I speak as someone who's currently shaped like a potato sack and looks like it. I love a gypsy/Stevie Nicks look, but I have to be careful wearing them or I look like a babushka without a scarf.

Haele

[csziggy]

32. I need to find someone to sew for me

Since I see patterns for clothes I think I would wear but have no one to help me with fitting them. While I can sew, I have other things that I prefer doing so never get around to sewing clothes for myself.

Now that I am retired we will be traveling more and I would like to be able to dress up more than I ever have - if I had clothes that fit and I felt comfortable in. I should check at the local stores that sell cloth and see if I can find someone. All I need are a few really well fit slacks and some jackets in different styles and colors. Tops, I can find off the rack and add embroidery or lace if needed.

[Ilsa]

57. The magazine Threads has the best tips for

tailoring clothes to fit great and look like current designer trends.

For example, they reworked the darts and side seams on a pencil skirt so it is more form fitting, which is the current trend. They also do reviews of patterns by Burda, Vogue, etc and recommend changes for better outcomes.

If your seamstress knows about Threads, she is probably pretty good.

[WhiteTara]

79. stitch fit

[Rorey]

78. LOL

You paint a hilarious mental picture.

I don't believe your description of yourself, but you gave me a chuckle.

[Ilsa]

50. A shirt dress or suit dress, then, maybe?

The black or navy dress she is wearing today looks hot and wrong for summer.

[csziggy]

51. Just a simple A line dress with a jacket would be classic

And flattering to nearly every body type. If I wore dresses, that would be what I would go for!

Looking online at "work dresses" the style right now seems to be shirt dresses.

[Ilsa]

53. I agree. Balance the lengths so she doesn't

Look matronly or shortwaisted or thick(er). Tailor the skirt to taper the sides so it isn't straight up and down. Maybe some color blocking. But the ruffly stuff makes her look more like a linebacker.

And there was nothing wrong with her smoky eye look, but she stopped wearing it after the WHCD.

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. I never get tired of this gif:

Link to tweet

[lovemydogs]

10. lol

[TwistOneUp]

85. Thanks a lot!

You know that we can't "unsee" that, right?

[KentuckyWoman]

93. I can't imagine what Joan Rivers would say about my clothes.

It would not be kind and I'm fine with that.
I would expect Sarah could care less as well. She's a frump. That's for sure. The world needs frumps too.

[mcar]

8. It looks like she makes her own clothes

And isn't very good at it.

Plus, she dresses like she's 20 years older than she is.

[lovemydogs]

11. Women in their 40s and 50s and 60s dress better then that!

[mcar]

15. That's true

I'm in my late 50s. Don't have to dress for work anymore as I work from home. But I dress better, even in my shorts and loose tops.

[monmouth4]

20. I read she is the same age as Beyonce. n/t

[LisaM]

12. She dresses like Nathan Lane at the family dinner scene in "The Birdcage"

so I have to think it's intentional. Remember how the Gene Hackman character (a Republican senator) responded to that? Clearly, it's a coded look. Kind of a church lady look, IMO. Of course she could dress in a style more suited to her type, but there must be reasons she doesn't. She also looks about 20 years older than her real age.

[lovemydogs]

16. Same here. She needs to learn how to dress

[fleur-de-lisa]

18. Ha ha! SHS does dress like Albert in drag. Except he wore it better. n/t

[NurseJackie]

55. OMG, you're right!

She dresses like Nathan Lane at the family dinner scene in "The Birdcage"

OMG, you're right! I see the similarities.

[haele]

13. No, I'd comment if a male Press Secretary lead a presser in chinos and a polo shirt. Unprofessional

SHS always seems to be wearing tea party casual, like she's having a lunch at the country club, rather than actually doing a serious job for the public.

If a man needs to wear a suit and tie for the job to look professional and be taken seriously, she should also. And she'd probably look better in a tailored suit.

Haele

[lovemydogs]

19. SHS would not be allowed in the country club!

I remember Trump trashing Sean Spicer for his dress and it was not as bad as SHS

[leftieNanner]

31. "Serious job for the public"

[Doodley]

14. If Trump was right and there really was a witch hunt, they would burn SHS at the stake.

[lovemydogs]

17. yep!

[Brother Buzz]

22. I'm the LAST person to comment on fashion, but....

her shoes jibed with the rest of that bizarre outfit.

[spooky3]

23. To be fair, it's VERY hard to find good suits at stores these days

Classic suits at a reasonable price and quality are especially hard to find. Even a conservative store like Talbots likes to put various trendy flourishes and touches on things, and sells short jackets and tight skirts and pants.

In the 90s you could find comfortable, flattering, high quality professional clothing at good prices everywhere. It’s an ordeal to shop these days.

[Arkansas Granny]

24. No, you're not being picky. I have worked in several offices in my lifetime and my experience has

been that if you want to be regarded as a professional, you must dress as a professional. That means classic styles in classic colors. Your clothing doesn't have to be severe, but it should be well tailored and make you look like you are ready for work and not a birthday party. She is, after all, representing the President. Save the more casual trendy clothing to wear on your personal time.

[northoftheborder]

30. I think I have seen her in short skirts (above the knee) with knee high boots.

That look doesn't seem appropriate for anyone in her position, regardless of their age or shape.

[Arkansas Granny]

40. Oh, my. I'm glad I missed that.

[phylny]

61. I have seen women in my area dressing like that in the summer.

No. Just no. No boots in the summer.

[ProfessorGAC]

77. Funny You Mention That

Sunday, I saw a quite young woman (mid 20's is my guess) at the gas station
VERY short jean shorts, tank top, and mid-calf cowboy boots. (And we live about a thousand miles from Dallas)
I thought it an odd look, but chalked it up to being a 60-something guy
Then you wrote no boots in the summer
I felt a bit better about my fashion alert

[sarah FAILIN]

26. I don't care how she dresses.

I'm more concerned with how she lies.

This reminds me of tansuitgate and the issue of bare arms on a floutus. At least she has clothes on, lol...

[The Genealogist]

106. This is my tske

Whether she is wearing a frilly top, a tailored suit, or a onesy, whether she has a smoky eye or a beehive updo reaching to the ceiling, the same result will happen every time: she will stand there and spit out blatant lies just as naturally as she breathes. A lie in a suit or a lie in a frilly top is still a lie.

[lovemydogs]

27. My daughter is a professional and it is professional but, not severe

She wears either cardigans or soft jackets with pants or skirt or dress.
Nothing out of brooks bros.
But, it is a professional look for today

[catrose]

28. Maybe she wears Ivanka Trump clothes

or Andrea Vittolini or whatever it changed to. I can't imagine those being appropriate to any occasion (or designed for women who weigh more than 100 pounds, which is most of them).

[spinbaby]

29. I think it's a deliberate look

It’s to appeal to the evangelical crowd, which seems to feel women belong in dumpy frilly dresses and “feminine” hairstyles. Think Duggars.

[Arkansas Granny]

34. That could very well be the case.

[Merlot]

63. "It's to appeal to the evangelical crowd"

that was always what I thought about SHS odd clothing choices - she's trying to NOT look like a professional. I've noticed some other repub women who make similar odd choices in clothing.

[OriginalGeek]

75. I was gonna say

I believe she is a church girl and that's how all the church girls dressed when I was growing up in church. Show off without showing it off. Big hair and frills were in back in the 70s. (I graduated high school in 1981 and haven't been to a church service since)
She's from Arkansas right? That's close enough to Texas to probably be similar.

[arthritisR_US]

33. You are not wrong, one should dress to

the professional role they are in. She does not.

[NewJeffCT]

35. I never really noticed how she dressed

I don't remember too many women in her role before her, though. I've heard more than a few liberal women complaining about how she dressed.

[Hekate]

81. Dana Perrino, Nicolle Wallace -- there have been some. Not going to research it just now though.

[Lars39]

36. She dresses that way on purpose in order to distract,

to turn the conversation to herself, and to aggravate.

[NurseJackie]

37. As a woman of a certain size myself, I agree. She makes BAD choices...

As a woman of a certain size myself, I agree. She makes BAD choices that give the appearance of not caring (and perhaps she doesn't.) I've also observed that the spouses of politicians (of both genders) have an obligation to make better choices in their dress, style, and overall appearance/grooming.

All I'm getting at here, is that one's appearance says a lot about them. I do not believe that Sanders fully understands what her appearance says about her.

[malaise]

38. Valid re her professional wardrobe but

shouldn't this be terribly and unprofessionally?

She is a professional woman who dresses terrible and totally unprofessional.

[Mosby]

45. that tense is disappearing

Drives me nuts.

Apple ad: "think different"

Eta I think it's called plu perfect or present perfect.

[meadowlander]

60. It's abuse of adverbs, not tense.

[Mosby]

70. yeah, I looked it up

It's called the adverbial form.

[marybourg]

69. "Be best".

Me and him always do.

[aikoaiko]

39. Seems like this is a trend to wear more dresses in professional situations.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sarah+huckabee&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS781US781&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv65HUsoHdAhWJ1lMKHZEbAGcQ_AUICygC&biw=1902&bih=1066

These are fine for me.

And her attire is really the least concerning thing about SHS.

[LAS14]

91. Thanks for the link. Now I can respond to the thread. :-) nt

[logosoco]

41. I am a total slob!

I dress for comfort and luckily it suits being an unemployed grandma! My daughter is a professional and she dresses very nice.

I tried to watch the video of SHS and her dress was very distracting. It looked like something that maybe I would have liked to put on my Barbie doll back in the late 60s but then would have taken off (as hard as that was sometimes) because it is just goofy as clothing.

But it was when she started quoting the Bible that I couldn't watch anymore. She was not in church. Even for church that outfit would not be fitting.

[Mosby]

42. whats the deal with the pearls?

They aren't even a nice string, too big, looks fake.

[a kennedy]

43. Well the wardrobe folks at faux noise would have her looking sexy...

[womanofthehills]

44. It's hard to get beyond the raised evebrow and the constant snarl

and ALWAYS ...... the pearls!!

[Initech]

46. Fashion is definitely not a conservative trait.

Doesn't surprise me that Sarah doesn't have any.

[mainstreetonce]

47. I think she has toned it down a bit.

Now it is solid colors but still there are flouncy sleeves or something else little girlish.

She gave up the Shirley Temple curls and extreme eye make.

I agree a nice jacket over a tailored blouse would help a lot.

[procon]

49. Her wardrobe selection is probably due to how she was raised.

She was the only daughter of Mike Huckabee, a fire and brimstone kinda TV preacher, and growing up in Arkansas would only cement her fundamentalist fashion sense as a good, god fearing, modest christian handmaid.

She makes good money and can well afford to hire an assistant to see that she looks as best as she can, but she doesn't so she thinks she looks great. Remember her bizarro 'smokey eye', she thought she was beautiful in that clown makeup. Her clothing choices probably come from some christian clothing catalog or some little modesty store in her hometown where all the women are wearing similar styles. In her eyes they are the fashion leaders of the community.

[KT2000]

64. high end clothing stores

have personal shoppers who could help her for free. Nordstrom has them and they can recommend things that are not even that expensive.
I haven't seen today's photo but I am guessing that gawd awful lace collar on a floral dress? My non-religious sister had one and I had to tell her she could never wear it. Little girl outfit on middle aged women - Yuk.

[procon]

72. I know, the sales people in most clothing stores are pretty good at

recommending what looks good on their customers. Afterall, they want them to be pleased and return to buy more, especially if they earn a commission for selling those high end brands.

[Hekate]

52. Ladies, so far this thread is pretty far from "mean girls" & I agree with most of you...

In my working life I wanted to look professional and I had a tiny fraction of the salary Sarah gets. I shopped sales and created a virtually timeless wardrobe over the years. I accessorized with scarves.

I had to teach myself, no biggy. The thing is, you can learn. From books, even. In giving thought to what would flatter my figure type, I also gave thought to what would flatter others. Sarah's wardrobe drives me crazy, in the few moments she's on my tv screen before I change the channel. I was shocked to learn she is only in her mid-30s -- I thought she was almost 20 years older. I have never seen a grown woman wear a black polyester double knit dress with shoulder frills.

She can, with her salary and in her line of very public job, get a wardrobe consultant, buy good stuff off the rack, and have it tailored to flatter her figure type. I watched it done once while waiting at a tailor's. A young woman, girl really, brought in a pretty summer party dress. She was quite chubby, and when she came out of the dressing room in her dress I thought (being an off the rack person myself) it fitted fine. Then the seamstress went to work with her pins, and the girl and the dress were just transformed. It almost brought tears to my eyes it was such a beautiful thing to watch. (All I needed was a pair of slacks hemmed because I was not sure I could manage that particular fabric myself. Never been back.)

[Ilsa]

54. Maybe she's stopped shopping for professional clothes because she's

anticipating the whole thing to burn down in a few months and she'll be out of work.

[meadowlander]

56. Yes. Who cares how she dresses?

The point is she lies all day and is subverting democracy.

Whether she does that in a thong bikini or a pinstriped suit, she is still doing it. So why waste oxygen on anything else?

And I say this as a woman in a professional career who refuses to spend the exorbitant amount of time and money that society dictates women spend in order to look acceptable and be taken seriously in that career - please just stop. The instincts making you qualify your OP four times are correct. Just stop.

[Tipperary]

58. Too bad some women feel the need to do this kind of thing anywhere, but especially on du.

It is ugly and it is petty, and it has nothing to do with the abomination in the White House.

We would not tolerate this if it was about a Dem politician. Sorry, but I find it sickening. All y’all enjoy your petty fest. Trashing thread.

[Hekate]

76. Sad that you miss the point entirely. After an equal length of time, a Dem press secretary...

...who committed such egregious fashion sins would also be talked about, because her appearance is truly visually distracting.

Of course, no press secretary for a Democratic POTUS would stand up and lie day in and day out, snarling and attacking the Press.

[LanternWaste]

59. As long as she doesn't wear a tan suit, she'll be a righteous American.

As I've lived by, dress for the position you want rather than have.

And Ms. Sanders seems to strive to be one of those people who spray cologne on you as you walk into a mall.

Bless her little heart.

[joshcryer]

62. It's intentional.

[spicysista]

65. Beauty/Fashion is in the eye of the beholder.

Some, in the communications field, use bold colors and textures to command attention. What's "professional" in one career may not always translate in another. You also may be showing a bit of a generational tilt in your distaste for her clothing choices. You clearly have a certain set of expectations, from your own experiences, as to what you deem to be professional attire. It seems to be a popular opinion among those of a certain age and background.
Here are a few examples of modern professional wear from a plus sized boutique......






Of all the things 45's mouth piece does, how she chooses to dress herself should not be an issue. This is small.

[GeorgeGist]

66. She's too ugly on the inside.

[Laffy Kat]

67. I dunno. The entire 10 years that I was working in a "professional" role.

I shunned suits. I liked to wear dresses. I like to be feminine and I didn't understand why we had to dress like men to be considered professional. I don't think I even wore pants once. I feel like we need to wear what makes us feel good. Also, I have always considered myself a raging feminist.

[Vinca]

74. What the hell was that get up today? She was looking all "Little House On the Prairie."

[SoCalDem]

86. an homage to sister-wives

[madinmaryland]

82. I honestly have never noticed her clothing...

I can’t get passed that face of negativity, hatred, and lies. There is just an innate sense of white privilege anger that she exudes. It’s the same thing I see when I see other women in the Republic Party on TV.

[TwistOneUp]

83. You are correct!

Her dress style is abysmal. She looks like she's going to some Harvest Moon hayride thing. Someone should mention the words "business suit" to her, quick, before she dresses like she's on psilocybin again!

And what's with her quoting biblical stuff? Not all who listen are Judeo-American. Seems like she excluded a large part of our citizenry with that one!

[SoCalDem]

84. She dresses like an awkward 14 yr old

whose "style" has yet to be discovered..

The Correspondents' dinner did have one positive outcome.No more super smoky eyes

I often had the same issues with Hillary and her boxy too-long-jackets suits.

women who have access to money and do not hire stylists are doing themselves a great disservice.

MOST women do not really know what flatters them and their body style.

and of course "professional" styling is another whole thing.. party dresses, cocktail dresses, beach wear, 8th grade school dance wear etc are NOT acceptable/appropriate..

[HipChick]

103. Agree...

[Totally Tunsie]

87. Sarah simply got confused. She heard the term

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"Ruffles and Flourishes" and thought it referred to WH dress code.

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[alphafemale]

89. I think it is intentional to appeal to the ghastly dressed trump fan women.

Not kidding.

Have you been to a fundy church?

[Raine]

90. Some of her clothes I like

but I really like girly girl type clothing.

[LAS14]

92. I actually like her clothes. That's almost the only thing.

The other thing I enjoy (as in entertaining - not "like&quot is her amazing ability to deal with lies in an unflappable way. I'm not sure that's a talent we want to encourage.... but it is amazing.

[KentuckyWoman]

94. Now yours is a good post

I also am impressed by her ability to shovel the manure straight faced and unflappable. You'd think she'd at least crack a grin when throwing a real stinker out but no... totally together. Don't know that I've ever seen anything like it.

[OhioBlue]

95. The outfit today (or was it yesterday) had me thinking the same thing. It was outrageous.

It looked like a 1980's prom dress from the little bit I saw of her behind the podium. The big frills coming off the shoulders were distracting. Maybe that's the point. She wants to distract and bait people into criticizing her clothing choices so she can whine and act like a victim as she did at the WHCD.

[AnnieBW]

98. The 80's Called

They want their Gunne Sax back!

[AnnieBW]

96. Nope

I was just coming here to make a comment on the Huckabeast's frock today. The 80's called, they want their Gunne Sax back!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

97. She is dressing for her audience! What they teach

U in biz school

[ProfessorGAC]

104. I Went to B School

Now, i'm a scientist not a banker, but i don't remember a single offering in B school that had anything to do with professional appearance.

There are hucksters selling books about it, yes! (Remember, Susan Bickler?) But they don't actually teach this stuff in B school.

Besides, you really think SHS paid attention in class. Another silverspoon with connections, she knew she was never actually going to have to know anything.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

108. Sorry Prof! I didn't mean it that literally. But

I do remember classes perhaps about sales or maybe persuasion technique components of a class that talked about mirroring.

I think she's actually an expert at mirroring. Thanks to a combination of the handlers, including Trump, selecting her and her own innate country style. What better way to appeal to a trump voter than to wear a dress that looks like one they have in their own closet?

[ProfessorGAC]

109. No Worries

Like i said, i did have that book by Bixler given to me at work, when i was already the best dressed guy in R&D. A little too GQ for some i suppose, but i hardly needed a book on how to dress nicely. It was pop psychology nonsense. (Think Stephen Covey, but about appearance.)

So, we're agreeing but i'm quite certain that other than someone teaching a B school telling someone (say in tech but looking for management) something like "Dress for your next job." they don't actually have classes on that.

I buy the "dress they have in their own closet." It's probably one of the ways that a bunch of snobbish, elitists got 60 million people to believe that this gang actually cared a whit about the average person.

[USALiberal]

99. Lol, you don't judge people by their clothes but you're judging her. Classy. Nt

[Duppers]

100. I am female but I don't care about her appearance.

I care about what she SAYS, i.e. her lies.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

101. Her "style" is Evangelical Frump.

It's a toned-down version of the Duggar girls' Pioneer Frump look. She's a good Christian woman wearing outfits that are stereotypically feminine (e.g., ruffles at the neckline) without being even slightly sexy. It's a style that also reminds me of the costumes worn in the Monty Python drag skits.

[Polly Hennessey]

102. I agree procon.

She dresses the way she was raised - an Arkansas preacher’s daughter. She, most likely, believes her outfits are top-notch. She has not a clue what professional dressing looks like.