Ultimate decoded meaning “This year, she wore pants instead of a skirt”
Do people really worry about women in skirts OR (clutching pearls) in pants at an event? Even a swank one?
Surely we’re past that.
You don’t hang out amongst the high society set. The crowd where competitive manners, appearance, and breeding are everyday major concerns.
I don’t hang out amongst them either, but I see some of those folks, or the ones aspiring to become those folks, rather frequently.
So you say.
I rub shoulders with hoity- toity daily, dude.
Tea, brunches, galas you name it.
Invites everyday. Social obligations crowd my calender.
(You know I lie, right)
But really a woman, well dressed, clean, and presentable does not need to wear dresses or skirts. Unless. She. Chooses. To.
It was one of WC Field’s sayings. He used it pretty much every time he appeared. At least the best I remember. I liked old movies when I was a little kid, even if half of it went over my head.
Yeah, I didn’t want to quote in context because the person in question is quite polarizing, or at least her husband is. I wasn’t being coy or keeping secrets, just wishing to avoid distraction.