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Too Low!

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Yesterday morning I was having coffee with a good friend/business colleague. I was wearing my  new scoop neck, animal print top, (see picture.) It’s not necessarily low cut, but it’s not terribly modest, either. At one point, I was writing something down and leaning over the table a bit. I just happened to glance at my friend and noticed her eyes looking down, which promptly made me look at my top. Yep, I could see right down into it. Now I know my friend, a female, wasn’t trying to look down my shirt, but the truth is that skin and [..] read more

Dress in Pink (Carefully) for the Cure

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Dress in Pink (Carefully) for the Cure

I belong to an organization in Denver called the Alliance of Professional Women. Quite a few members are participating in the Race for the Cure, on October 7. I was at a board meeting tonight and tomorrow is our monthly luncheon. They mentioned that the participants are going to try to wear pink to the luncheon tomorrow. It got me thinking, “hmmm…pink for business…be careful!” While I make it a practice not to make big rules about dressing, I think pink is worth talking about. The problems with pink for business are: It’s associated with Barbie. (Okay, so she’s an icon [..] read more