The Way Women Dress on TV

People should be respectful in their dress, boobs on display in a work environment is not. There's one advert on tv. where a woman wears a red dress and has enormous boobs covered with net so she looks as if she wearing nothing over them, it's gross, I doubt if anyone has seen her face..don't know what's she's advertising,

I'm big-busted & personally hate showing cleavage although it is difficult to avoid. If you're a really confident person like Bettany it's different, but for me when men stare at my cleavage I get really self-concious & it's sort of a vicious circle, feeling uncomfortable somehow draws even more attention to your boobs & also gives you bright red complexion to go with them. Not empowering at all!

Marydoll your story about the short dress and a thong reminds me that in the 60s Mary Quant designed mini dresses with matching shorts to wear under them. Personally I would be very wary of wearing a thong with a lot of my clothes (quite apart from hating them anyway!) I must admit that back in the 60s I did have a couple if very clingy dresses that I wore with no knickers at all - didn't want to spoil the line of them.

GrannyGravy13

I feel very uncomfortable discussing people’s choice of clothes and footwear, whether they are male or female.

I am petite apart from my breasts which are constantly fighting to escape despite spending a fortune on bras and expensive no gape shirts and dresses.

Perhaps it’s about time that we stopped sexualising our bodies and applaud them for the fabulous jobs they do day to day.

Well said, GG, my GN twin.

When I was teaching, our LA had a Dress for Excellence code, with strict guidelines.
I once went into the Education Dept. on a scorching day in a summer dress, to witness people sweltering in suit jackets. I asked why the didn't take off their jackets and was told that they had to wait for the Director, a woman, to take hers off first!!!
Now that was excessive.

On an other occasion, I was given the task by our male HT of alerting a young teacher in a short dress, to the fact that every time she bent down, her thong was on display. I don't know who was more embarrassed, her or me.

Kim19

Always fascinates me when we have a male and female presenting a show how well the male is covered whereas the female has often strapless or cleavage revealing outfit. This is at any time of the day whereas such fanciful clothing used to be restricted to evenings. I do wonder how much say any female has in what she wears. I find cleavage singularly unattractive in everyone but particularly the more well endowed.

This

nanna8

My daughter works in a private school and they are not allowed to have open toed shoes, jeans, shorts and certainly no cleavage can be displayed. The open toed shoes bit is strange but I suppose it is because it is against school rules for the pupils and they want staff to set an example.

Open toe shoes. Have you ever had a chair leg dropped on your foot, books dropped, door slammed on foot, trod on foot. Can see why open the shoes are banned.

Just to veer slightly off-piste: this trend for Butt Lift surgery - why on earth does any woman yearn for a backside the size of the iceberg that did for the Titanic?
I cannot believe a ludicrously large bum can improve any womens self-esteem.

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My goodness * janipans* I could never adhere to your mantra I’m afraid.

hmm! My mantra was always that if you flaunted your assets, your liabilities would take care of themselves. If you have nice (not necessarily big!) boobs, showing a hint of cleavage can be quite attractive. Similarly, shorter skirts look good on people with nice legs, and high heels can give a short person more confidence (just so long as they're not so high that walking is impossible!). Unfortunately the opposite is also true! - the clever bit is in understanding what your assets and liabilities are and getting the right balance appropriate for your age when revealing or hiding them.

Callistemon21

I never said they shouldn't wear what they like.

You haven’t Callistemon21 but many posters have intimated that they shouldn’t.

I never said they shouldn't wear what they like.

Scribbles good for you, go for it 👏👏👏

This thread is an excellent example of why I'm rarely on GN these days. I gave up reading halfway through, completely disheartened by so many condemnatory posts.
Live and let live, I say. If I want to show off my ageing cleavage, wear skin tight jeans or a short skirt, then I damn' well will! I will decide what's appropriate for me.
Why do so many women - and it is mostly women - feel entitled to tell others how to behave? If you don't like what someone on TV is wearing, there are loads of other channels or an Off switch.

As long as people's opinions are kept to theirselves...My attitude is wear what you like when you like but I know many people don't see it that way and that's just as much their right as it is mine.

Yes, I realise that.
I can always look the other way 🙂

Callistemon21

GrannyGravy13

Gransthebest

Wearing a bikini top at a beach won't get a second glance (normally)but if worn on a train you are going to stand out,be stared at and be judged whether you think it's right or wrong I'm afraid🤷

The minute the sun comes out there are men up and down the country walking about with their shirts off, if it’s ok for them then it’s perfectly ok for girls to walk about wearing bikini tops.

I'm not keen on seeing topless men, to be frank (or Pete or Joe) except on the beach. Beer bellies, sunburn and tattoos are not that appealing imo.

Scorching in the sun is such a British thing to do.

They are not always easy on the eye according to some folks but I really try not to judge individuals on their appearance however, the point I was trying to make (obviously very badly) is that in the 21st century women should be able to wear what they want when they want as long as it is not a H & S issue or when a uniform is required.

The same goes for men

I'd left school by the time Twiggy appeared on the scene and no-one could ever have look like Twiggy anyway in the awful gymslips we had to wear!

Someone earlier up post said we were all brought up with strict school uniforms,we all did try to tweak it.Not necessarily to attract the lads but to be like the rest and fashionable.[We all wanted to look like Twiggy}
When we attended interviews for jobs we knew what would be acceptable and choose accordingly.
In my first job, I wasn't allowed to wear trousers. An older colleague made me giggle by saying in a large meeting where chairs were in short supply", You can tell the Infants teachers they are the ones who can sit on the floor and not flash their pants".
These days I don't want to look a frump but neither do I want my rather wrinkly K2's on show. It is hard to find tops and dresses that are not cut too low. Even expensive brands show it and flaunt it. Yet some skirts are practically on the floor. Legs seem to have taken back seat boobs to the fore. maybe that's why presenters look like they do

GrannyGravy13

Gransthebest

Wearing a bikini top at a beach won't get a second glance (normally)but if worn on a train you are going to stand out,be stared at and be judged whether you think it's right or wrong I'm afraid🤷

The minute the sun comes out there are men up and down the country walking about with their shirts off, if it’s ok for them then it’s perfectly ok for girls to walk about wearing bikini tops.

I'm not keen on seeing topless men, to be frank (or Pete or Joe) except on the beach. Beer bellies, sunburn and tattoos are not that appealing imo.

Scorching in the sun is such a British thing to do.

Why is it 'going back' if scantily clad women are criticised for inappropriate clothes? What then is 'going forward'even less ?like the picture of Rihanna this morning with her bottom hanging out? Oh yes she's a celebrity so that's ok never mind if it encourages her fans to dress similar, maybe to the office?

Gransthebest

Wearing a bikini top at a beach won't get a second glance (normally)but if worn on a train you are going to stand out,be stared at and be judged whether you think it's right or wrong I'm afraid🤷

The minute the sun comes out there are men up and down the country walking about with their shirts off, if it’s ok for them then it’s perfectly ok for girls to walk about wearing bikini tops.

Wearing a bikini top at a beach won't get a second glance (normally)but if worn on a train you are going to stand out,be stared at and be judged whether you think it's right or wrong I'm afraid🤷

nanna8

It must be different here. I have never seen any newscasters or readers with their tits hanging out,they always look very nice.

nanna8: we do not have female TV/News presenters in the U.K. with their tits hanging out

We do have the occasional glimpse of cleavage, fitted tailored dresses and trousers suits along with heels

Blimey. 1954 called. It wants it’s attitudes back.