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By The Washington Times Wednesday, July 5, 2006 | -,5 ,2006 |
Tank tops, flip-flops, bare flesh and cleavage. | , , . |
Its the unofficial uniform of the summer interns, gaggles of college-age women and recent graduates who invade buttoned-down conservative Washington every summer, bringing a large dose of hotitude to offices from Capitol Hill to K Street. | - , , , -. |
Theyre known as skinterns. Those who think belly shirts are career wear. If the devil wears Prada, the skinterns wear nada. As if Washington wasnt sweltering enough. | skinterns (skin- inter-). , , . , . . |
All the guys I worked with here, they would love it when the weather got warm for that very reason. Ooohhh, the interns are coming, said Elizabeth Conatser, a Washington fundraiser, lunching with a friend at Le Bon Cafe near Independence Avenue. | , , , . Ooohhh, , , , -. |
An estimated 20,000 interns descend on the nations capital every summer, and they are easy to spot. | 20,000 , . |
Lindsey Marburger, in skimpy black tank top, flowered skirt and flip flops, was sitting at an outdoor table at Le Bon Cafe. | , , , . |
The Smithsonian doesnt care what we wear, she said, flipping her shoulder-length auburn hair. Shes a 20-year-old student at American University and interning for the Smithsonian. Honestly, I dont see the problem with flip-flops. | , , , - . 20- . , . |
Miss Marburger said her college offered a seminar on intern etiquette (including wardrobe advice), but she did not attend. | , ( ), . |
Im from Washington state, and my friends are like, You cant wear jeans to work? | , , ? |
The admittedly naive interns dress provocatively in miniskirts, stiletto heels, low-cut spandex tops, but they quickly become aware of their effect on the testosterone level in Washington offices. | -, , , . |
One of my friends said, My boss was definitely trying to look down my shirt yesterday. Tomorrow, Im buttoning up the blouse to the collar, said Miss Marburger. You learn. | , . , . |
On the Hill, offices offer internships to at least six or seven college students. Law firms, newspapers and public-relations and lobbying firms also take on interns some paid, some not during the summer. | . , , . |
We were told to look more like Ann Taylor and less like Wet Seal, said 21-year-old Katie Garlick, referring to a leading teen retailer in America. | , 21- , . |
She was lunching at Cosi with two fellow interns from the office of Rep. Geoff Davis, Kentucky Republican. Miss Garlick wore a beige camisole and flip-flops she left her heels back in the office. | Cosi , . . |
Intern Liz McGovern, 19, from Jacksonville, Fla., was also wearing a T-shirt and flip flops. | 19 , , , . |
Most offices have instituted dress codes (pants or knee-length skirt, blouse, professional shoes) after sending interns home to change out of see-through Capri pants or too-short skirts. But many do not, leaving the barely legal ladies to fend for themselves unless theyve been formally instructed on the conservative attire of working women in Washington. | - ( , , ) -, --. , , - . |
I really think the interns are getting smarter because of these programs, said Betsy Rothstein, a columnist for the Hill newspaper. Theyre coming from college. They dont have the thought process. Theyre learning they cant dress like that. | , - , , Hill. . . , . |
Still, the phenomenon of skinterns has made its way to the Internet, where the Washington blog site Wonkette is holding a Hill Intern Hotties Contest for both men and women to be decided by popular vote. | , skinterns , - Wonkette , . |
Young and sexy, the interns evacuate by August. Still, they manage to fill a void in Washington if only for a few months of the year. | , - . , . |
I think the situation is actually improving. Some of the men would still prefer the skimpily attired, Miss Rothstein said, then she laughed. Its sick. | , . , , . . |
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