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Question of the Day | 07/15/2008 12:00 am

What is the first thing you notice about the way people are dressed?

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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 07/15/2008 12:00 am

Joan Ganz Cooney Sees the Bigger Picture

I don’t notice any one thing but rather whether I like the total look. After, if I really like the look, I check out the shoes, handbag and earrings.

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Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 07/15/2008 12:00 am

Liz Smith Fancies Footwear

Their shoes. I love shoes. I judge men by their footwear; what it is and how well it is kept up. There is no excuse for a man to wear crappy shoes when men’s shoes are the most beautifully designed in the world. On women I like high heels and low heels and stacked heels and sports shoes – whatever. I honestly am a snob about very good quality shoes. But I wear whatever I can get away with. My current favorites are silver rubber soles, called Kitty, and they came from Maxfield at 8825 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. (My friend Candice Bergen also has these shoes and swears by them.) I just wish Maxfield would get me some new ones from the designer Jean-Michel Cazabat. 

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Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen | 07/15/2008 12:00 am

The Way to Candice Bergen's Heart

Well, the kind of shoes worn by men used to be critical to me. Especially on prospective men. There were just certain shoes that wouldn’t get you in the door. They didn’t have to be expensive. Sneakers, loafers, topsiders were all fine. Just not those clumpy ones. Even if they were Prada.

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Deni G
I notice their body language, the way they stand and the way they move. I can recognize someone from a great distance, that I haven’t seen in years, by the way they walk.
By Deni G on 07/16/2008 1:33 pm
Sheryl S
Hair first, then the once over for cleanliness, and SHOES. Shoes tell almost a complete story of a person. I love looking at shoes on people, and then imagining what they tell about that person.
By Sheryl S on 07/25/2008 7:45 am
kim speight
I’ve noticed the answers are related to where you are in your life… if you’re single and looking… if you’re a proffessional… I have recently started noticing different things as I’m not working right now. I’ll always notice the eyes first, they tell you soooo much about the true nature of the person. From there are the clothes, hair etc., are they clean and tidy (again depends… if a guy in construction comes my way, well there are extenuating circumstances). I’ve also noticed there is a style as to where you live… Albertans definitely are recognizable from say BC’ers.
By kim speight on 07/28/2008 6:57 pm
Sasa Rosario
Probably hair, make-up and smile! The rest doesn’t matter that much.
By Sasa Rosario on 07/29/2008 7:14 am
Belinda Joy
Whether their clothes fit their bodies. I have seen many a woman and/or man that has clothes on that are too large or too small for their bodies. I always wonder if they truly looked in the mirror before they left the house, or is it simply that they just don’t care?
By Belinda Joy on 08/18/2008 4:21 pm
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