Guest Blog Entry #5
Natalie writes:
I try not to be a judgmental person, but I often wonder at what point do people stop caring about being somewhat fashionable? As an example, I am sitting in a restaurant the other day and a woman walks by followed closely behind by her husband. They appear to be in their mid to late 70s. Now she’s a pretty natty dresser, but her husband was dressed in navy blue shorts, some sort of nondescript shirt and knee-high black socks with white shoes. At what point did his wife stop asking, “Is that what you’re going to wear?” or “You’re not going to wear that, are you?” in just the right tone of voice to let him know that what he had chosen (knee-high black socks with white shoes) was completely unacceptable — especially with a fashion plate such as herself. I know my husband has it down to an art form. I know that the correct answer should always be, “No, Dear. I just wanted to make sure that YOU wouldn’t let me out of the house looking like an idiot. Thank God you passed the test!” and promptly scurry back to the bedroom to search for something that would make Mr. Blackwell proud. Does this mean at some point I’m going to be wearing knee-high panty hose that have lost their elasticity with a fancy dress and slippers to a restaurant and that my husband will turn the other cheek? Help!
