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What NOT to Wear When Looking for a Date
Fern Magonet Schad was leading a very full life, divided between her homes in Manhattan and Southampton, N.Y. “I wasn’t looking for romance,” said Ms. Schad, a slender and fit former photo editor. But when she met Alfred H. Moses of McLean, VA one night at a dinner party, the sparks flew. Her daughter began worrying that her mother was staying out too late. “She started getting date clothing,” said Katie Schad.
–From New York Times, Weddings & Celebrations
Very early this morning, I was bringing my dog Rose to the groomer, which is a short car ride away. As I was racing out of the house, I glanced at the mirror just long enough to realize that my “look what the cat dragged in” outfit was not likely to result in a date.
A SAMPLING OF MY NON-DATE CLOTHING
– Fleece sweatpants
– Ragged thermal undershirt with toothpaste stains on the front
– Birkenstocks splotchy with coffee
– Unshaven legs
– Micro-fiber shorts that poof out at the hips (why did I EVER buy these?)
– Unwashed face, with yesterday’s make-up rimming the eyes in a way that’s neither smoky nor sexy
– Hair fresh from the pillow, sticking up, oily and flat at the crown. (A baseball cap will not solve the problem.)
– Tattered sweatshirt with holes on the sleeves, from when the dog was in a chew phase
– Ex-boyfriend’s or brother’s or male roommate’s tee-shirt that drapes down below the knees. (And I’m not talking about a chic “boyfriend” look.)
WHAT’S YOUR NON-DATE CLOTHING???
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Anything that is comfortable and dull, grey baggy sweatpants that hang really low, hiking trainers, I Heart NY sweater, hairy legs, no make-up. Look of boredom.
I am pretty sure that my entire wardrobe is non-date clothing. Well, that is not true. I have a closet full of clothes that I never wear because they are impractical for getting stuff done and I don’t want to get them dirty. I wear them on dates or to weddings and the rest of the time I just look like a granola gardener/mechanic.