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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
SPOILER. (KIND OF. WELL NOT REALLY, BUT ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.)
I'm not sure the criticisms were so bizarre. I assume the judges wanted the designers to "step it up" or whatever words they used because they wanted to see the range of the designers -- to see that the designers could push themselves to create something out of their comfort zone (which they each have) and yet still make it good. The comment about one designer stepping it up too much is just that this designer, in attempting to be a bit risky, overstepped the bounds of good taste. As they said, it's a fine line between daring and gaudy. As for cohesiveness, well, one aspect of the competition was to create a "collection." Otherwise it would have been called a "bunch of individual pieces." So cohesiveness factors into the judging equation. Finally, the comment that people would buy the clothes is not a throwaway comment. It was a great compliment, but obviously that cannot be enough. Otherwise the designer who sends models down the runways in jeans and white t-shirts wins. Sure, like any subjective judging, you are going to get some weird comments. But I thought the judges were pretty right on last night. I mean, hell, they agreed with me.
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"All Earth Tones, All of the Time"? Isn't there a blue/black requirement in the BIGLAW Associates Handbook?
But seriously, I'm quite concerned by this slow progression to an "all casual" policy. Fridays are one thing, and summers another. But all the time? I mean, the reality is that most people have two distinct wardrobes ("work" and "going out") with very little overlap between the two. Speaking for myself, my "going out" wardrobe is not what many of my partners would deem as proper "business casual (although if they did, this place would be stylin'). As such, a third wardrobe of "business casual" must now be purchased, if only for casual friday - and not to mention that if you live in the NE you need this third wardrobe for both summer and winter.
Additionally, my business wardrobe is quite extensive, and to build it was quite costly. A nice suit, even on sale, costs more than an entire Bus-Cas ensemble from Banana Republic.
So, to raise QOL, firms are going to make us go out and buy all new clothes, and put all of our nice expensive business clothes into storage. Thanks a lot.
We're gonna need another increase.
Gr8testHitS(lave)
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