No leather shorts at this luncheon (April 23)
By Chuck Doud
The Madera Tribune
I happened to attend the Madera County Republican Women’s luncheon Thursday to take some photos and write a story, and the event lived up to past efforts by the GOP women. If ever you wanted to define a political grass-roots function by example, that luncheon and forum for candidates would be it.
Beyond that, though, I have a secret reason for enjoying it, and it is this: The women are always beautifully dressed up, as though the event were of great importance to them (which it is). It is fun to be around such an elegant crowd.
Before I get in trouble, let me say I have seen Democratic women dress every bit as well. It’s just that I don’t think any Democrats were present on Thursday in the Madera Municipal Golf Course dining room. (There might have been some out on the golf course. If there were, they probably were the best-dressed on the fairways, and sinking long putts as well.)
The point of all this is that Madera isn’t a town of country bumpkins, as some believe it to be. Far from it, especially when it comes to how the city’s women — at least the politically active — dress for an important occasion.
I won’t try to describe the clothing; I’ll just say it was very nice, but not what some Eastern designers think women should be wearing.
The Wall Street Journal’s fashion page reports, for example, that women in New York (fashion central for the country) are now wearing leather shorts. I suppose they are considered very chic, these shorts, but they must be quite prone to chafing, since photos show the ladies’ legs are bare. Could one find anything less comfortable, especially on a hot, muggy New York summer day, or a cold, windy winter night?
I predict you will not find many Madera women wearing leather shorts any time soon. They are too wise.
