Claire Stevens, commenting at Laura Wood's Thinking Housewife, writes:
To me, Jessica Rey looks like an Asian version of Jenna Lyons, the lesbian president and creative director of J.Crew. Perhaps Jessica did that on purpose? Saying you’re modest and fashionable while looking similar to one of the supposedly most influential women in fashion seems pretty business savvy to me.I don't know if we should read conspiracy theories into Rey's life and designs, but I do agree that she's following some kind of general uniform that makes contemporary women look alike. So, in a sense, it is a savvy business strategy, to look like other women, and especially successful white women, in order not to look too alien or different from the main culture.
I've posted on Jenna Lyons. She has a chaotic and destructive personal life, which I've written about here, although her business of running J. Crew seems to be going perfectly OK. I commented on one of her appearances:
Lyons has on an attractive floral skirt (bottom left), yet she wears it with a masculine blazer and dark, thick tights, not the feminine stockings it calls for.
The masculine/feminine of Lyons' attire
Rey opted for bland and pretty with her dress. Given that she is a public figure, making speeches in different parts of the country, and that she makes her living as a designer of clothing (albeit swimwear), one would think she invest more in her own appearance.
I wrote earlier that Rey may not be interested in beauty. I think it is her harried life that subverts beauty, where the practical is preferred. Beautiful clothes, shoes, hairstyles, glasses all take time to put together. A beautiful dress is also often not very comfortable, or easy to manage. Rather the quick, practical dress, for the busy, and even chaotic, life of the modern career woman.
Like the one she's wearing below, at a Power Rangers convention in August 2012, where she's pitching her web series No Nerds Here with her former Power Rangers co-actors.
She looks tired and weak, and she's possibly wondering what she's doing leaving a young child and her husband behind.
Her co-stars are Nakia Burrise (far left), who looks alert and strong. She is also married, with two children, but her current activity is charity work planning field trips and excursions for the inner-city children she teaches. She may be busy, but the community charity work must give her renewed energy.
To Rey's right is Catherine Sutherland. Since she left Power Rangers around 2002, Sutherland has kept quiet, getting married and raising two children. Her work since has been minimal: voice overs, and a couple of acting roles.
So, it is Rey who has taken on an ambitious post-Power Rangers career of a business woman. And it shows.
She still manages to pep herself up with cool finger flicks, as she makes her pitch in this video:
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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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