September 19, 2004 11:26 PM BST
Wendy, I've been told off (I think) in another thread for discussing what women wear to the supermarket so I was pleased to hear your unbiased view. Maybe it depends where you live, what class of supermarket you go to etc. but despite what has often been said in these forums, women do not necessarily wear jogging pants and sweatshirts or equally casual attire because they are only going shopping. At least not in this town. It has been suggested that we should dress down in order to blend in. Well, I went shopping today (Sunday), I saw one woman wearing jogging pants (but a lovely top) who I later saw outside getting onto a pushbike, so a practical reason there. Some women were in jeans, all very smart I might add, some in dresses, but the majority were in skirts and tops. The point is, women wear what they like, and what they feel good in, and so should we. There are no "rules" for dressing as a woman, it's a personal expression thing. Like many of my female friends, I simply hate wearing trousers, and never intend to when dressed, even if I did have a bike to ride. I must say though, that evening dresses are rarely seen whilst shopping, even in this town, where do you do your shopping Wend? I must go there sometime!
Anyway Fiona, how do I dress in the daytime? Like any other girl, just how I feel.
xx
September 20, 2004 12:18 PM BST
Actually, lucy, it was in a middle class neighborhood, mostly houses, some apartment buildings, schools, small shops and stuff. Of course, this *is* L.A. and we do dress on different rules than the rest of the U.S. For example, coats and ties are not required in most restraunts here and there is more latitude in dress. Nobody looks twice if I wear a pink Polo shirt en homme....unless I'm in West Hollywood. It is hard to imagine why a woman pushing a baby would be in a gown and heels buying groceries before dinner...unless her hubby/bf was about to take her out...but three women? Guess they had to get ready for a night out early enough to be ready.