Are Ponytails on a Woman the Equivalent of Dockers on a Man?
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’} My life changed for the better the evening my friend Stephen told me ponytails on a woman were the equivalent of khakis on a man. Hanging out with Stephen and our mutual friend Jim is like being on an unending loop of “What Not to Wear.” You always get the up, down and side-to-side. Sometimes I pass their test, many times I don’t. On this evening, I was wearing a fierce dress, killer heels, perfectly applied makeup and … a ponytail. I was dressed to impress Stephen and Jim and they liked everything but the ponytail. We got into a huge debate over the impression a ponytail leaves: • People who know I’m a beauty editor • People who find out I’m a beauty editor while I’m sporting a ponytail • Men They argued a beauty editor must always be presentable. I threw out my wild card that writers and editors are generally an unkept bunch and therefore
