Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for September 25, 2011
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Woman: Too tight? Cathy: Worse. Woman: Too short? Cathy: Worse. Woman: Too flimsy? Cathy: Worse. Woman: Worse? Cathy: Too perfect. I can't go to the office looking like this!! Woman: Of course you can! Be bold! Be brazen! Be cutting edge! Cathy: AACK! Woman: Wear a matching suit again!! Cathy: Everyone wears jeans and tank tops to work now! Woman: Dressing down is over! Impeccable tailoring is back! Cathy: Clients come to meetings in sweatsuits! Woman: Dare to radiate style and refinement! Think uptown! Upscale! Urban chic! Cathy: I look ridiculous! Everything matches! What will people say?? Woman: Retail's challenge: not the selling of this season, but the unselling of last season. Cathy: The hat might be ok with some shredded jeans and rock climbing boots.
What happened to the glory suits of the ‘Mad Men’ era. It’s all been downhill ever since. But things are looking up: there’s a ‘Mad Men’ collection at Banana Republic. Yeahhh!!