In a message dated 2/15/2011 10:14:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, lfossland@xxxxxxx writes: I personally did not see a single one that I was really impressed with. I still think it would have been nice to see women in pant suits, or is this not allowed? Westminster is a whole new "ball of wax",when it comes to a dress code. Judging and exhibiting is definitely much more dressy. I've attended Westminster a number of times, going back as far as before Jimmy and Manhattan won(I was there for that also. ) And maybe you all can remember when both Denny Kodner and Janet Wilcox judged,and were both criticized for wearing nice pants suits. Denney's was really a fancy one also,with chiffon pants.She even wrote an article in Dog News about it. Women handlers followed the trend ,since most men wore a tux or dark business suit,and dressed in suits,or suitable tailored dresses .I was the guest of Don Jones one year that he was judging,so had front box seats,and I made sure I was "properly groomed" <G> Things may have become more informal in the real world of dogs,but Westminster will always be special,and an unspoken dress code observed. Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================