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cbilling@linksforwomengolf.comThe Dress Code Dilemma Created: Thu July 29, 2010, 1:12 pm
I was recently given a book called Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book by Patricia Hannigan. To give you a little background, Hannigan is a Connecticut-based golf writer and her blog was one of the first women’s golf blogs on the Internet. Her suggestion on fashion is to “be true to your style,” which I fully agree with.
Hannigan also suggests that if you wear form-fitting clothing that makes you feel good off the course, then by all means wear it on the golf course. In addition, her views regarding traditional golf attire were somewhat jaded: “Oversized khaki’s and boxy white polos.”
My view? There is a happy medium here. You can be true to your style while still adhering to the traditional values of the game. Certain golf designers, such as Jamie Saddock, Cutter and Buck, and Nike Golf, have done a fantastic job of designing women’s golf clothes that are fun and fashionable and still pass most dress code requirements.
While the skorts and shorts on the LPGA Tour may be getting shorter, and while we are seeing more bare mid-sections than ever, I am still a firm believer that women can find the best of both worlds while still being true to their style. What to learn from this? You can have fun and look good while being respectful of the game’s traditions. Besides, women know that it’s really all about the shoes anyway.
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