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Wear On Earth
updated: Apr 17, 2010, 10:00 AM
Dear Edda,
I am very excited about Earth Day. This year is the 40th and they are having a two-day celebration at Alameda Park. My problem is that I only have one outfit that is 100% sweatshop free, organic cotton, recycled zippers, and indigo dye - and when I am done with it, I can bury it all in the back yard for 100% decomposition. Would it be wasteful to buy a second outfit so I can have one outfit for each day of Earth Day? Or should I wear the same thing each day so I don't need to buy too much stuff? And, if I wear the same thing both days, would it be okay to wash it between days?
Signed,
Green Tomato
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Dear Green,
Well the good news is that Earth Day has officially been added to the Hallmark List of Holidays. This means that all common sense can go out the window, in favor of blind consumerism. By all means, buy a second outfit. Wash it between times. Use bleach! Oh, and while you're at it, pick up a hybrid car. Just be sure to tell everyone that the outfit/car is organic, recycled, energy efficient, and politically correct. Because if you were to wear the clothes you already have, drive the car you already have, but less, and buy less going forward, it might be more environmentally proactive, but not nearly as much fun.
-Edda
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Dear Edda,
Every time my wife gets dressed she asks me what she should wear, which shoes goes best, and whether or not things make her look fat. I think she looks great always, and I could care less what clothes she has on. The worst part is that when she finally forces me to make a clothing decision, 9 times out of 10 she chooses something else.
Signed,
You look fine
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Dear Fine,
There is a very complicated code by which we, as women, live. I'm going to attempt to explain it to you, but it is highly unlikely that you will find yourself enlightened at the end of my explanation. Here goes.
When we ask what we should wear, it is more or less an out-loud musing. We do not expect an answer. That is, unless you are involved in the fashion industry in a professional manner, accounting department notwithstanding. Ditto for the shoes. And chances are, we probably already know what we're going to wear, or are in the process of deciding during the time you are breaking into a cold sweat.
I think it's so sweet that you think she always looks great, just be careful during which part of the conversation you make this statement. And never tell her you don't care what she wears. Never.
As for the fat question: It is one that has been the undoing of many great men. All I can tell you is that the answer is almost always, No. Unless the wearing of the outfit will result in some sort of embarrassment for the woman, or it does make her look fat and you're going to visit her mother, who will tell her the truth and then you'll be in big trouble on a couple of different levels.
Are we clear? That's what I thought.
-Edda
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Edda Hatte is a loving and sympathetic advice columnist who helps Edhat subscribers navigate through their complicated and stressful lives.
Send your questions to askedda@edhat.com.
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Edda Hatte is a loving and sympathetic advice columnist who helps Edhat subscribers navigate through their complicated and stressful lives.
Send your questions to askedda@edhat.com.
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