Outdated and Out of Style in Elle

Wondering how to wear red? Here’s some advice on the topic from Elle’s “Fashion Know-It-All,” December: 

The trick is to wear it casually and rein in your personality. No shouting or guffawing unless you’re Jerry Hall, please. The one thing I learned in school is that it’s okay to draw attention to yourself if you remain tactfully mute.

“Rein in your personality”? “Remain tactfully mute”?

Apparently, columnist Anne Slowey’s ludicrous notion of propriety forbids women from doing anything outlandish—like, we’re guessing, daring to speak in public—while wearing anything but the muddiest, most camouflaging shades of gray.

Next month in Elle, Anne Slowey tackles the thorny question of what to wear when appearing in public with a male chaperone—you wouldn’t want to clash with him!—and lists the fashion essentials for every woman’s trousseau. And is your dowry big enough? Find out in the January issue!

Comments

[Katrina]

Haha. Very amusing.