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What to Say When You Didn’t Get the Memo

February 21, 2012 by WendyB

If you find yourself wildly out of step with the dress code, remember what Noël Coward said upon arriving at a party wearing an ordinary suit, only to discover all the other men wearing white tie and tails:

“Please, I don’t want anyone to apologize for overdressing.”

Photo from the AP, via ABC News. Click for source.

You’re welcome, Hillary Clinton!

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  1. madeleine gallay says

    February 21, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    Good line!!

    Very old school Helen Gurley Brown “be the girl in the yellow dress”

  2. sulky kitten says

    February 21, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    I like Hilary, but what the Hell shade of green is that – bilious?

  3. Eli says

    February 21, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    I honestly don’t see the big deal in this that the media is creating, I think it’s pretty awesome.

  4. K-Line says

    February 21, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    I love that quote!

  5. Susan Tiner says

    February 22, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    I admire her sense of humor :).

  6. Elizabeth says

    February 27, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    God, that is brilliant.

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