Attention Ladies: Kyle Smith Thinks Your Maxi Dress Is Ugly
Posted by: Erin Flaherty
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11:20AM, Monday July 27th 2009
Earlier this month we asked readers of The Frisky, “Do you dress for men or women?” Most of you said you dress for yourself, period, which is why we thought you’d be interested in hearing about a controversial little article that ran in the New York Post this weekend. Writer Kyle Smith is very upset about women wearing maxi-dresses (a la the type Angie has helped make extra popular), and wants the ladies of NYC to know that these “urban burqas” aren’t doing them any favors. But wait, it gets better, or um, worse…
Just when we thought Smith couldn’t possibly get any more offensive, he goes there:
It is said that women dress for other women, but where is it written that women must dress for the Taliban? If there is one abiding message we have been trying to send by making things go boom in Afghanistan for the last eight years, it is this: America has a profound moral obligation to advance a society in which women have the right to vote, get an education and be smoking hot babes.
Wow. To their (semi-) credit, the Post also ran a brief “she said”-type of rebuttal by Raakhee Mirchandani, who managed to call Smith an “ignorant slut.” Seems fitting. But we’re still a little incredulous that the Post would give voice to a columnist with such insanely archaic ideas such as women have a duty to dress sexily for men (provided they’re young and “comely,” as he puts it), that the maxi-dress is somehow un-American and fit for terrorists (!?), and that women are falling back on the look so they can reach for “another slice of pie.” Oh right, we forgot, it’s the Post, the same tabloid newspaper that ran the headline, “Ike Beats Tina To Death.” Still, it’s a new low, even for them. [New York Post]
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SterlingSilver36
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 10:25 am: [report]
Perhaps its meant to be satirical. Maybe Kyle Smith is the modern Jonothan Swift.
I doubt it. But we can hope..
avalari
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 10:27 am: [report]
Ok, this is Angelina here, toting some bag of something with three kids tagging along and probably formulating her next address to the UN about impoverished something or others while trying to retain her lines in her head for her mext movie. I’m pretty sure this dress was about convenience, not about style.
I wonder if the sales of cheetos will go up, now that everyone knows the Brangelina brood eats them….
becktasm
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 10:50 am: [report]
Huh. I have several maxi dresses, and they’re rather form fitting and strapless (which means- no bra). I don’t think the Taliban would approve.
gevlife
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 11:13 am: [report]
Was it like an opinion piece? because he’s entitled to his opinion whether we like it or not, and should blame his editor if its that big a deal. Maybe I just don’t care because I don’t like maxi dresses….. they bother me.
Coral
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 12:07 pm: [report]
I don’t care who is criticizing maxi dresses—they ARE ugly on everyone!! Either they don’t look good because a woman’s legs are too short and it makes her look shorter, or they just don’t look good because they have no shape whatsoever and I really hope maxi dresses would stop becoming such a trend.
DancerNinja
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 03:02 pm: [report]
Hey, they’re comfy. Don’t have to worry about flashing people with the longer skirt, and yet it still feels floaty and feminine. Some people do wear them like a mumu, but SO WHAT?
likeOMGkbye
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 05:13 pm: [report]
I love my maxi dress. If you wear it right, it looks awesome. The end.
bumbler
wrote on July 27 2009 @ 05:16 pm: [report]
Hes a douche but I do always feel underdressed around a bunch of women wearing maxi dresses. My immediate brain connection is floor length = dressy.
BlueVibe
wrote on July 30 2009 @ 11:13 am: [report]
I do have the right to be a smoking hot babe . . . but I do not have an obligation to be smoking hot for the entertainment of brainless twits.
I like long skirts—they’re cooler than pants and you don’t have to worry about them blowing up and embarrassing you. They keep the sun off my legs (because burns across the backs of your calves are not fun).
Em.El.E.
wrote on July 31 2009 @ 11:50 pm: [report]
so i just bought my first maxi dress two days ago…. i have never really been a fan of them, but im hoping that easing ym way into them by using at a swimsuit cover up will make me like them a bit more…. haha i dont like all this negative press…