Janet Jackson boob malfunctions, and Britney Spear's "no panties" exit from limosines may have a certain tabloid-attraction for rube-state america.
Can it get anymore pathetic, to debate Hillary's pant suits? There's more than enough substance about Hillary to discuss, without going all June Clever on us. This is the Washington Post, by the way.
Wearing the Pants
Envisioning a Female Commander-in-Chief
By Robin Givhan
Sunday, December 9, 2007; Page A24
The mind, so easily distracted by things mauve and lemon yellow, strays from more pressing concerns to ponder the sartorial: How many pantsuits does Hillary Clinton have in her closet? And does she ever wear them in the same combination more than once?
The pantsuit is Clinton's uniform. Hers is a mix-and-match world, a grown-up land of Garanimals: black pants with gray jacket, tan jacket with black pants, tan jacket with tan pants. There are a host of reasons to explain Clinton's attachment to pantsuits. They are comfortable. They can be flattering, although not when the jacket hem aligns with the widest part of the hips (hypothetically speaking, of course). Does she even have hips?
As the lone female among competitive candidates, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has fashion opportunities and challenges never before faced by a front-runner.
And because Clinton seems to prefer crossing her legs at the ankle -- in the way girls were taught when girls were still sent to finishing school -- there is less likelihood of any embarrassing straight-to-YouTube video. ...
...those are the color choices of someone who not only wants to stand out, but is happy to do so in a palette that is quintessentially feminine. Those are not the typical color choices of East Coast chardonnay swillers, for whom black is a symbol of sophistication and ¿lan. Bold colors are more common in the vast midsection and southern parts of the country. Clinton-the-human-color-wheel is wooing Ohio and Florida.
Can it get anymore pathetic, to debate Hillary's pant suits? There's more than enough substance about Hillary to discuss, without going all June Clever on us. This is the Washington Post, by the way.
Wearing the Pants
Envisioning a Female Commander-in-Chief
By Robin Givhan
Sunday, December 9, 2007; Page A24
The mind, so easily distracted by things mauve and lemon yellow, strays from more pressing concerns to ponder the sartorial: How many pantsuits does Hillary Clinton have in her closet? And does she ever wear them in the same combination more than once?
The pantsuit is Clinton's uniform. Hers is a mix-and-match world, a grown-up land of Garanimals: black pants with gray jacket, tan jacket with black pants, tan jacket with tan pants. There are a host of reasons to explain Clinton's attachment to pantsuits. They are comfortable. They can be flattering, although not when the jacket hem aligns with the widest part of the hips (hypothetically speaking, of course). Does she even have hips?
As the lone female among competitive candidates, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has fashion opportunities and challenges never before faced by a front-runner.
And because Clinton seems to prefer crossing her legs at the ankle -- in the way girls were taught when girls were still sent to finishing school -- there is less likelihood of any embarrassing straight-to-YouTube video. ...
...those are the color choices of someone who not only wants to stand out, but is happy to do so in a palette that is quintessentially feminine. Those are not the typical color choices of East Coast chardonnay swillers, for whom black is a symbol of sophistication and ¿lan. Bold colors are more common in the vast midsection and southern parts of the country. Clinton-the-human-color-wheel is wooing Ohio and Florida.
