BonnieJean
Practically Family
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Well said, Sunny.I discovered the attitude difference in a big way for myself in my last year...
Its taken me almost 50 years to find mine! Good for you!...it's taken me a long time to find a personal fashion.
Grnidwitch, being "lady-like" is more of an attitude than the clothes. If you can still be "lady-like" riding the motorcyle or wearing your summer dresses with white leather keds and bobby socks (BTW, I like that idea for everyday wear in the summer, I'm going to try it!), then all the more power to you. Its just that, for me, when I don skirts/dresses there is an "attitude" or "expectation" that I feel. Its really hard to explain it, but its there. Funny, I was just talking about just this thing at a funeral dinner a couple of weeks ago and the lady (an older woman) commented on how sloppily dressed Americans seem to be and how their attitudes have changed in society from years past.
While we can't put everyone in the same box--sloppy clothes=sloppy attitude or nice clothes=nice attitude; there is some truth to this. Ever notice that in schools (mostly private schools) where there are strict dress codes or uniforms that the students (on the most part) have better behaviors and learning attitudes?
This is a very interesting topic....