Ok, that's not a PC term for North Korea - it's officially the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. Their system of governance is hardly worth discussing evidently, because a Foreign Ministry spokesman would rather trade insults with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The spokesman called Clinton "by no means intelligent" and a "funny lady."
"Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping," the statement said.
"Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping," the statement said.
Hmmm...don't know where they got the school girl idea, unless North Korean school girls typically dress in pantsuits.
But this international incident is more interesting for its style repercussions than its political fallout. Hillary is not know for her fashion choices, hence this reaction by the New York Times to a very conservative V-neck blouse.The cleavage, however, is an exceptional kind of flourish. After all, it's not a matter of what she's wearing but rather what's being revealed. It's tempting to say that the cleavage stirs the same kind of discomfort that might be churned up after spotting Rudy Giuliani with his shirt unbuttoned just a smidge too far. No one wants to see that. But really, it was more like catching a man with his fly unzipped. Just look away!
Steady on - I guess MObama's one-shoulder Inauguration gown really was a giant step forward for First Lady fashion.
The article does point out the conservative nature of Washington's dress code: "it wasn't until the early '90s that women were even allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor." !!!
Maybe there was some logic behind that archaic rule, since no matter what their policies (or their sense of style), women in Washington have always been targets for their wardrobe choices.
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