Fashion and femininity

Last winter one of my best friends came to visit me from Beijing. We had not met for several years. She criticized me, like only an old friend would do, said that I had lost my “femininity” because of my job and the working environment. I work in an IT company and most colleagues are male. Only a few other women work there, and they also don’t care about fashion very much. Nobody here will talk about clothes or makeup with me. I’m almost the most modern woman here. I like to dress a bit ladylike when I go to work. Although I may keep some kind of “feminine” look, my mind is becoming more and more “boyish” or “masculine”.

I think she was right. She is not the only person to tell me this. A male friend also told me that I was not as girlish as before, because once I discussed the history of Chiang Kai-shek with him and he said no woman would be interested in Chiang Kai-shek. Maybe he is a bit of a chauvenist, but then we become “brothers”. Btw, I always want to write an article about why Chiang Kai-shek failed in the war but I haven’t begun yet.

I love shoes and bags, but when I watch Gossip Girl I can’t understand why girls are so crazy about a bag. Now I like to buy beautiful sports apparels more than fashionable dresses. They could increase my passion for doing exercise. Anyway, it’s a pity that I can’t discuss the details of fashion with my close girlfriends in my daily life, but I think it’s OK to have some more interest on politics and sports. What is femininity on earth? I think the most charming character of a person could have the advantages of both men and women.