Hillary Clinton’s Neckline
Robin Givhan is at it again. She has a story on C1 of today’s WaPo about Hillary Clinton’s cleavage.
There was cleavage on display Wednesday afternoon on C-SPAN2. It belonged to Sen. Hillary Clinton.
She was talking on the Senate floor about the burdensome cost of higher education. She was wearing a rose-colored blazer over a black top. The neckline sat low on her chest and had a subtle V-shape. The cleavage registered after only a quick glance. No scrunch-faced scrutiny was necessary. There wasn’t an unseemly amount of cleavage showing, but there it was. Undeniable.
It was startling to see that small acknowledgment of sexuality and femininity peeking out of the conservative — aesthetically speaking — environment of Congress. After all, it wasn’t until the early ’90s that women were even allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. It was even more surprising to note that it was coming from Clinton, someone who has been so publicly ambivalent about style, image and the burdens of both.
The last time Clinton wore anything that was remotely sexy in a public setting surely must have been more than a decade ago, during Bill Clinton’s first term in office when she was photographed wearing a black Donna Karan gown that revealed her shoulders. It was one of Karan’s “cold-shoulder” dresses, inspired, Karan once noted, because a woman’s shoulders remain sensuous and appealing regardless of her age.
I’m sure everyone here who came in via Google search for “Hillary Clinton Cleavage” want to see the photo. We aim to please, so I have placed it below the fold. Warning: This may not be safe for work.
Shocking in it’s brazen sexuality, no?
Uh . . . no. And not just because it’s Hillary Clinton, either. That’s not exactly a risquée outfit, is it? I’m no great fan of the junior senator from New York but, really, this is a non-story.
So, why is it on the front page of the style section? Apparently, Robin Givhan has some photos of Post editors in compromising positions, is related to the owner, or something. This is, after all, the woman who gave us Dick Cheney’s Auschwitz parka, Condi Rice’s commanding boots, John Roberts’ Stepford Children, John Bolton’s Senate-defying haircut, and other follies. The Post has been giving prominent placement to this nonsense for over two years, so clearly she’s got some kind of leverage.
and that it is a sunken chest really is the more offensive part, damn lady cover it up:-)
I’m surprised that Hillary is not being attacked my Elizabeth for being too lady like by wearing pink….
She deserves serious scorn for the hideousness of the outfit–she looks like she would fit in on the cast of “Saved By the Bell”!
I am reminded of 2001: (Emph is mine)
Same game, different cycle.
Out.
Well, as a middle aged women, I can tell you that there is a lot of discussion of professional attire these days.
It seems that many old school professional ladies think that the influence of MTV and other sources had led to an overly relaxed attitude toward cleavage and hemlines in both young, middle and old women. There is hardly a day that goes by where some lady in the office isn’t discussing some weather woman’s skirt or some actresses décolletage. Apparently there is all together too much flesh being shown in inappropriate contexts and at inappropriate ages. Too young or too old being the greatest of sins.
Let’s be grateful that Hillary limited her allure to the neckline and spared us the mini skirt or hot pants! :0
The consensus in our office is that women of a certain age, which Hillary has surely passed, should not display cleavage in a work environment, as Hillary certainly is.
Perhaps Ghivan is as obsessed with this burning issue as the hens in my office.
I’m not sure I would have even noticed it in this photo unless it had been pointed out to be, but for what it’s worth…yes, the neckline is too low for both her age and her position.
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…she just looks tired…
The “mashed potatoes in shoes” look ain’t cuttin’ it.