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Originally Posted by Shell
...i don't hang out at malls nor spend my time critiqueing the women there, but i would hardly call the mall an accurate cross-section of the American woman.
...maybe you need to visit Rodeo Drive...
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I'm sorry, but I am not some bumbling idiot who is basing it all on some random observations while ogling others at the mall. I was obviously referring to the clothes for sale. And I also don't get how this is somehow controversial, as I am not judging either to be superior. And for the record, I am married, have an European female boss, and I have a sister in law that have tried to buy clothes at both continents. This is not by any means an attempt to generalize and say that "everyone here this" or "everyone there that," but I do think that there are differences in culture that can be noted in the aggregate without implying that everyone in a given place does the same thing.
All one needs to do is to compare swim suits in both continents, or look at how miniskirts were first popular over there, or how American pants tend to be baggier, etc. And this isn't to say that that is worst or best, just that there are differences that one can note on the aggregate (and it can be said for male fashion as well).
Most reviews of fashion in the print media carry the same opinion (about differences in fashion for both continents):
Review/Fashion; American Sportswear, French Elan - The New York Times
"Americans favor sportswear and simplicity, while the French, with few exceptions, still like to dress up."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/fa...=2&ref=fashion
"“The old idea of the American fit for pants is shapeless, almost sexless,”"
And we could go on and on about how they are becoming more alike, etc, etc. But I don't see how noting a difference is equated with somehow putting either side down. Or are you suggesting that there are no differences in fashion and casual wear between the two regions? Or that Ive gotten it backwards, and it is American women who in general prefer more form fitting clothes?
In any case, I think we are getting off track here. This was supposed to be a chitchat about differences and somehow is being construed as an attack in either. Ive stated my opinion about general differences, at no point implying everyone is the same or that a style is somehow "better."