I still haven’t quite
figured out the preferable option. A few days earlier, when I found myself
trying to analyze women from a male perspective (as one does), I couldn’t quite
work out which was the more desirable: to act like a child but dress like a
woman or to act like a woman but dress like a child.
Acting like a child
may, in many cases, be seen as a desirable trait. It means the woman in
question doesn’t take herself too seriously and has a sense of humour. The
contrast this could possibly form with an impeccable, very feminine and mature
style could be very alluring indeed.
However, what is there
to say about the woman who dresses like a child, but has that unpardonable
brisk, businesslike and often world-weary quality of a woman who knows more of
the world? Dressing like a child (pink skinny jeans, glittery heels,
pony-tails) is bound to get you some attention, that’s for sure. Being taken
seriously, however, is the harder part.
What makes a woman
want to revisit her childhood in her clothing style? Why do men often find this
so appealing? And why is there such a need to demarcate different periods in
our lives by different clothing?
Difficult questions on
a Tuesday morning…
