Did you see her hair?I could not believe it! Less than two months after embarrassing itself by running a snotty piece by Robin Givhan Robin Givhan (born 1965) is the fashion editor for The Washington Post. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the first such time for a fashion writer. The Pulitzer Committee explained its rationale by noting Givhan's "witty, closely observed essays that transform ridiculing Harriet Miers's clothes and makeup, The Washington Post's Style desk turned Givhan loose on Martha Ann Alito. Givhan observed that the fabric of Alito's suit was "like the upholstery upholstery, general term for household fittings, hangings, curtains, cushions, and covers. It refers to stuffed, padded, and spring-cushioned furniture, such as chairs and sofas, or to the usually decorative materials and fabrics that cover them. that once covered La-Z-Boys," and that the Alitos were dressed "in the manner of a family heading off to the Sears photo studio." Putdowns are rarely as artful art·ful adj. 1. Exhibiting art or skill: "The furniture is an artful blend of antiques and reproductions" Michael W. Robbins. 2. as the author thinks. Givhan should realize that there is a danger that your own tastelessness taste·less adj. 1. Lacking flavor; insipid. 2. Not having or showing good taste. taste  less·ly adv. will be
revealed in the process--and that the worst targets for put-downs are
unpretentious people like Miers and the Alitos.
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