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Below are a few recent comments from our readers: Dress Codes In response to Jolique's essay, Rules of the Game, one reader writes... Are dress codes neccessary? No, but they're not going away. People who run establishments have an image to uphold. It's a control thing (obviously). Those of us who were brought up in the informal (and often collarless) American lower-middle class tend to find dress codes pretentious. They help people to feel safe from their own social inadequacies. What annoys me about them is that dress codes do not insure against ugliness, yet they almost guarantee blandness. I'll bet most of the inhabitants of the Glencoe country club, in addition to minding the rules, impose other sartorial limits on themselves. They probably dress in a narrow range of colors, subdued patterns and textures, and are careful to sport the correct logos. Very dull. -Tracie, September 3, 2001 Express Yourself! Hair and make-up styles of today are a form of expression. Each person has the right to express themselves through their own style. The fads may or may not appeal to everyone, and sometimes people who express their own personal styles through their hair and make-up, are looked upon as being outlandish or extreme. This I disagree with. I think that make-up styles and hair styles reach beyond the individual and form a statement. The bias and the conservative need to be ignored in this case because styles of today should be able to allow for new looks. I am highly disappointed in the reactions I get when I go out in public and people are astonished at my make-up and serve up a shocked comment. I mean how ignorant can you be? There are hundreds of magazines on the market displaying hundreds of styles of make-up on models. What's wrong with getting a little creative?!!!! -Miss Mack, June 8, 2001 |
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