Fashion

[151949]

always used on this BB with the phrase old lady? I see lots of teens , tweens and 20's running around in PJs and worse around my resort area and believe me the terms frumpy, dumpy and matronly really apply to their look. And don't even mention those who have lots and lots of extra poundage running around town in bikinis - that is so very attractive.

[blueroses47]

Well, I suppose there are tons of reasons if you really want to analyze it, but the bottom line, to me, is that as a society we have very little respect for the old.

To be old, to age, is something no one wants to do even though it is the natural course of things.

I hate all the terms you mentioned, and try not to use them, though I know I sometimes do.

We also make too much of "style" instead of substance, so we are quick to make harsh judgements about a person's style, as if in the end it really mattered for something.

It's sad when you really think about it, but it's never going to change.

[house_cat]

Well stated, blue roses. Thank you.

[mstyrion 1]

perhaps for the same reasons people use the terms stripper, showgirl, bag lady, floozy, etc etc when they want to criticize clothes they don't care for. IMO, you can't object to the words frumpy and matronly if you turn around and call other clothes or those wearing them by nasty names.

Some of these terms were used yesterday when talking about an outfit a host was wearing. She has an incredible body and she had the audacity to show it off. Some of the comments were quite mean.

[brii]

[Goldengate8361]

Wouldn't it be funny/cool if the words frumpy, dumpy, and matronly were used to indicate that someone is dressed really hot and sect-sy! .....to indicate that aging---assuming that aging is associated with these words--- is wildly attractive!

[sidsmom]

On 12/29/2014 mstyrion 1 said:

perhaps for the same reasons people use the terms stripper, showgirl, bag lady, floozy, etc etc when they want to criticize clothes they don't care for. IMO, you can't object to the words frumpy and matronly if you turn around and call other clothes or those wearing them by nasty names.

Some of these terms were used yesterday when talking about an outfit a host was wearing. She has an incredible body and she had the audacity to show it off. Some of the comments were quite mean.

Touché!

[gardensla]

On 12/29/2014 mstyrion 1 said:

perhaps for the same reasons people use the terms stripper, showgirl, bag lady, floozy, etc etc when they want to criticize clothes they don't care for. IMO, you can't object to the words frumpy and matronly if you turn around and call other clothes or those wearing them by nasty names.

Some of these terms were used yesterday when talking about an outfit a host was wearing. She has an incredible body and she had the audacity to show it off. Some of the comments were quite mean.

Awesome.

[Alsace Gal]

On 12/29/2014 happy housewife said:

always used on this BB with the phrase old lady? I see lots of teens , tweens and 20's running around in PJs and worse around my resort area and believe me the terms frumpy, dumpy and matronly really apply to their look. And don't even mention those who have lots and lots of extra poundage running around town in bikinis - that is so very attractive.

What does BB mean?

[gardensla]

On 12/29/2014 blueroses47 said:

Well, I suppose there are tons of reasons if you really want to analyze it, but the bottom line, to me, is that as a society we have very little respect for the old.

To be old, to age, is something no one wants to do even though it is the natural course of things.

I hate all the terms you mentioned, and try not to use them, though I know I sometimes do.

We also make too much of "style" instead of substance, so we are quick to make harsh judgements about a person's style, as if in the end it really mattered for something.

It's sad when you really think about it, but it's never going to change.

I don't see these as mutually exclusive. Someone who cares about how they dress and takes pride in being fashionable, current, and is interested in trends isn't automatically vacant, shallow, and vacuous.