# Petite Doper Women, advice needed! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785 "2006-09-22T23:19:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785/41 "2006-09-23T21:08:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **bluethree** > _In my experience, women who want to show off their legs wear skirts and women who want to show off their brains wear slacks._ Meeow! Wearing a skirt is a professional and, in many cases, flattering option. No need to make judgments about people’s intelligence or motives. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785/42 "2006-09-23T21:50:37Z")
Petite Doper Women, phone numbers needed! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785/43 "2006-09-23T22:17:57Z")
[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima] Because Lord knows it couldn’t just be that I look dumpy in slacks due to the shape of my hips, right? No, sir- I’m a bona fide skank that wants to use my good looks and loose morals to work my way up the corporate ladder. I mean, I would use my brain but why would I do that when I’ve got LEGS! :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Wow, and here I don’t remember making any implications about your morals or skankiness. Is it possible that you are reading a little something into what I said? _In my experience_, when women have the choice between wearing a skirt or slacks with a suit to an interview, the ones who choose the skirt think that they might gain a tiny little edge due to the shapeliness of their legs. In some fields you have no choice, either a skirt or slacks is the norm, and problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785/44 "2006-09-23T23:48:35Z")
I appreciate all the suggestions. This afternoon we started at Target, went through TJ Maxx and Marshalls and hit paydirt at JC Penney. My daughter actually found two suits (both grey) and two tops (one white, one black) that fit. Then she finished her ensemble with a pair of medium-heel pumps. Regarding the skirt vs. pants question, I have to tell you that the ONLY matching skirts she was able to find were all ankle-length. While one of the suits she bought has both a skirt and pants, I have to say that she looks completely out of proportion with the skirt on, and completely businesslike with the pants. She just seems more put-together with the slacks and jacket (either of the two outfits) and I think that’s more important than wearing a skirt and not looking particularly well-dressed. Anyway, her interview is Monday morning. Thanks to all of you. Please send good thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785/45 "2006-09-24T01:02:09Z")
Despite the fistfights that broke out on the edges of your thread, I’m sure I’m not the only one who wishes her good luck on Monday – knock 'em dead, kunikid! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petite-doper-women-advice-needed/373785.md?page=2)