["The working girl...high-class hostess...sets her own style, a mix of designer and downtown wear you won't see on the girl next door..."]
Toronto - "...Ursula, an 'executive hostess' who is '40ish, but I can pass for late 20s' services an 'international crowd because they have respect for the business and you get treated as an equal.' She says, 'if you want to frequent the five-star hotels, you dress like an executive. And if you want to go out for dinners, you dress elegant, so that you don't stand out. Because it's a secret business.'
When she meets clients, she wears business attire or nice cocktail dresses. Business attire means 'well-fitted designer suits, that show off your femininity, but at the same time are very elegant.' She favours Canadian designers: 'I like Marilyn Brooks myself; she's got some beautiful stuff.' She also buys Chanel suits in resale boutiques and says that Holt Renfrew has 'very nice selections.'
For evening, she'll go slinky, but still very elegant and tasteful. 'You can still be attractive without showing anything. Club Monaco has some nice cocktail attire. Donna Karan has some good stuff, too.' Does she observe casual Friday? 'Not really. Businessmen are generally very conservative and straight. Especially if they're foreign'." ~ (Monday, August 2, 1999) ~
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