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Too flip.(american clothing)
IN the photo he stands at ease, a handsome man in a suit and tie and exuding executive amiability, in a sea of beaming, bare-armed co-eds in sundresses and flip-flops. The dissonance between the cut of George Bush's presidential jib and the flat-footed decolletage surrounding him is not quite as striking as that between Robert Palmer and his sulking supermodels in the old music video, but it comes close.
"FASHION FOOTNOTE: 'YOU WORE FLIP-FLOPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE?!'" ran the headline in the Chicago Tribune. It reflected the horror of a brother of one of the members of Northwestern University's championship-winning lacrosse team at the sight of his sister's bare toes.
Four of the nine teammates photographed in the front row with President Bush were wearing flip-flops, with all the stumpy-legged informality such footwear ensures. The girls didn't have a clue that there might be anything inappropriate about their attire. Evidently their older chaperones didn't, either.
You would think that well-brought up young women would know that flip-flops are inappropriate for any remotely formal event; flip-flops are for the beach, poolside, and, if you must, errand-running. Alas, no. Perhaps no one is bringing them up.
But there I go, sounding like one of the "older women" now being brought in to acquaint Capitol Hill interns with the fundamentals of respectable dress before they arrive in Washington. Chad Pergram, who runs a Washington internship program out of Ohio, recently told The Hill newspaper he finds it necessary to label each intern's daily schedule according to the formality of clothes required (D for Dressy, BC for Business Casual, C for Casual, and VC for Viet--oops, sorry, for Very Casual). He instituted this system after a cringe-making lunch with an Ohio lawmaker ...
- Athletes raise eyebrows after wearing flip-flops to White House.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Cohen, Jodi S. Carberry, Maegan July 14, 2005 700+ words
...chapter on flip-flops, where she weighs whether "to flip-flop, or not to flip-flop" in particular...she would add a White House visit to the later...For me, flip-flops are just not for...acceptance of the flip-flop." The Northwestern...
- A record of flip flops by the White House.(Late Edition)
- Magazine article from: St. Louis Journalism Review Klotzer, Charles L. September 1, 2004 700+ words
...how directives from the White House have countered promises...the consistent flip-flops are hard to find. We...the action were due to White House instructions or initiatives...instead of 10. * The White House was working with the...
- Behind the White House flip-flop. (President Bush withdraws an executive order...
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report December 2, 1991 700+ words
...of protest from civil-rights advocates forced Bush to withdraw it. The disarray prompted new calls for a shakeup at the White House -- and for the ouster of Chief of Staff John Sununu (story, Page 22). Whatever happens, Gray's job is secure: He...
- Behold White House ruins at Arizona canyon.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Zimmerman, Karl May 24, 1998 700+ words
...For this reason, the White House is the only trail hikeable...has a destination - the White House Ruin - interesting enough...ages; some wear flip-flops, "jellies," even high...partially replastered. White House Ruin is among the most...
- Chicago mayor `disappointed' by Guillen's White House absence.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Washburn, Gary February 9, 2006 700+ words
...team won't travel to the White House to be honored next week...Reifert said. Previous White House visits by local teams have...lacrosse team arrived at the White House wearing informal flip flops as footwear. ___ (c...
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- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) November 17, 1990 700+ words
...about their tables in the White House mess, their seats on...John H. Sununu, the White House chief of staff, blamed...his embarrassing flip-flops on taxes. When Darman...Baker III blamed the White House speechwriters for their...
- Trip to White House is 'always a thrill'.
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) June 27, 2007 700+ words
...in a T-Ball game on the White House Lawn. The game will feature...when players wore flip-flops. Mowatt said the team has...There will no flip-flops," Candrea joked. Following the White House trip, the traveling party...
- For White House or your house, Poston suggests tips for parties
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Virginia Van Vynckt May 7, 1987 700+ words
...the south lawn of the White House for members of NASCAR...shattered the windows in the White House," Poston said. "And...much difference in the White House and entertaining in your...first course or dessert flops, simply omit it. Make...
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