Dressing NOT to kill!

It’s a first – at least for me. I was actually asked to dress “down” (rather than “dress up”) to not look so good. HA! - And no, it wasn’t by a guy that was trying to bring on a compliment.

We went to an appointment yesterday with the General Manager of a swanky Hotel, trying to get him to participate in the “Sponsor a Book” program, and I was sweetly asked to avoid dressing too nicely. Well, I definitely needed to dress formally, I still needed to look sharp, but I was actually asked to not look attractive - like wear dull colors that wouldn’t bring out my eyes, don't put on makeup that makes me look hot (ha - as if I actually put make up on with the intention of "ok, today I want to look normal, tomorrow extremely hot, and then the day after just"...yeah, no, I just wear some makeup and that's that), or do something with my hair that would make it stand out, brings out my features, hair, height, etc.

I really didn't know how to react to that request! Usually you have some occasions where you tell some girls (ahem - younger, of course) to perhaps put more clothes on so they're not so "slutty", but that's not what they were telling me, they were actually telling me to try to look plain.

It seems that people like me could be intimidating for people like him. – He’s Japanese! To any of you who lived/worked in Japan, did you find that tall blondes can intimidate them? I always think their stares and looks are the usual “you match my bimbo fantasy” look, which I get from basically every other starer, but hey, I might have misunderstood and oh my gosh, I was wrong all along. Perhaps they resent that you're taller than them (HA - one reason I never went to Japan) but to actually be intimidated to where you don't like them, are scared of them...wow! - I've been enlightened.

I ended up wearing mainly black, and yeah...I don't think I managed to actually find anything dull - since when do you hold on to clothes (formal at that) which make you not look good. - I honestly had to think hard. I don't think I managed to do anything other than look like a tall, sharp blonde. HA! Oh well, he seemed okay, and I just pray he had no resentment towards me. ;)

I'm really a nice person though folks - don't let my height fool you, much less intimidate you (definitely my looks couldn't - HA!). I'm nice! I promise...someone back me here! Please!!!