The ratio of the “proper” silhouette has been passed down for generations in my family as I suspect has been the same for most women and their families. It is all about a woman’s dignity.
My grandmother was from the World War II generation and taught my mother it wasn’t okay to show any aspect of her bosom, either with skin or tailored shirts. On one of my mom’s first wedding anniversaries, my grandmother tried to safety-pin my mother’s neckline closed. Strange. It however was okay to reveal a bit a of leg and allowed my mother to wear mini skirts and dresses during her teen years in the 60’s. My grandmother was offended by the idea that men, even married men, only think about one thing. She told me this when I was 13 on a Wyoming mountain drive together. My grandmother’s ratio for the proper silhouette:
frumpy top : foxy skirt or pants
Though influenced by my grandmother’s idea of what a respectable woman looks like, my mother is a bite more lenient and has taught me the 1:1 ratio of revealed and left to the imagination.
frumpy top : foxy skirt or pants or foxy top : frumpy skirt or pants
Sweater: thrift store find (Price: $3) Jeans: BDG skinny jeans (Price: $48)
Necklace: Vintage Afghanistan necklace from Armor Bijoux
Heels: Gianni Binni (Price: $78)
Face: quirky (Like the sweater, it helps to counterbalance the foxy.)
