Oh, please. Every body is different and every woman should learn by the time she graduates from high school that what you wear to grandma's funeral or a job interview or court or a friday night party will NOT be the same.

Young women who want to rise in a professional career around a wide variety of male coworkers and bosses needs to know how to dress in a professional manner. If your buttons are straining, wear a minimizer bra and go up one size in your blouses and blazers or suit jackets. No one should be able to see "butt cleavage" in your dress slacks. Tunic-length tops are much more elegant and much less likely to cause offense.

An inch or two below your collar bone (known as a "princess" neckline) is plenty of skin to show around the office. Anything more is trashy in the workplace.

Tight, form-fitting sweaters (i.e. cashmere that hugs every bump) are ridiculous in the office unless you plan on wearing a scarf or blazer over your sweater all day.

A collection of good-quality silk scarves in a variety of colors and patterns are a good addition to any outfit where your ... ahem ... perkiness might show and distract your co-workers. Keep a cardigan or light-weight jacket (black or ivory are good choices) on a hanger in your cube, to toss over a light-weight dress or blouse if you get called in to a private meeting with male boss or co-worker whom you know has trouble keeping his eyes focused on your face.

You are a human animal. The men you work with are human animals. Everyone has sexuality as part of the package of being a human animal. However, if you want the men around you to FOCUS on your words, your thoughts and your WORK (promotions? hello?) then you need to minimize your sexuality on the job. Deal with it.

Women who need to feel sexy all day are creepy and insecure.

People who can't adjust to different environments are ghetto.

Work is for work. Be sexy after work.

I thought Michelle took an interesting tack on this article. As Michelle puts it, and she is talking about this case as it is reported by the woman, "this case has more to do with a handful of male employees not knowing how to respond to a beautiful woman who can rock the heck out of a tailored suit than it does with office dress codes."

But let's flip this. There is a guy, we'll call him workout Bob, 6 ft 2 of sleek muscle, Wears tight Armani shirts, sometimes open showing chains and chest hair. Tight pants showing off his bulge.

This is fine, right? No problem with showy workout Bob, right? Management wouldn't say anything to workout Bob when a big client was coming in?

Bob is a caricature, because while women actually HAVE clothing options when in a standard office workplace, men have practically none. (Tie and sport coat are at times optional is about the closest thing I can think of).

Of COURSE there are women and men who are uber-attractive and get attention no matter what they wear. But then there are people whose identities are wrapped up in their attractiveness.

How many women have you known who complain about men starting at their breasts yet insist upon wearing low-cut tops?

This complaint is just another way to get attention. Sad really.