Ask your dentist about style and what it can do for you

A couple of weeks ago I was poking around the Plain Dealer website. The Plain Dealer is Cleveland's big newspaper. The Plain Squealer has a style section and I look at it periodically, mostly to laugh, especially when they profile "L.A. style boutiques". I wish Cleveland would stop focusing on not being Los Angeles or New York City or Boston and start believing in themselves again. I think Cleveland needs to see a therapist and a city planner and then maybe it can be habitable again. Anyway, I saw a link in the bottom corner for "Fashion Week Cleveland" ("FWC"). I glanced at it and since I didn't recognize any of the designers ignored it and continued reading about Cleveland's finest being corrupt. I forgot all about "FWC" until an article,essentially, criticizing "FWC" ran in the paper. "FWC" was founded and is organized by this guy:
his name is Donald Shingler and he is a dentist.

I didn't go to FIDM or anything but I like to think I've got good eye and a good head on my shoulders and if I was a dentist in debt, in Ohio, I would not be organizing a Fashion Week. If you ask me there is only one Fashion Week and it happens in New York in Bryant Park. Anna Wintour is cackling in her Chanel suit. According to Wikipedia IMG, the company that produces L.A. and NY's fashion week,is based in Cleveland and doesn't even produce Cleveland's show. Fashion & Style are clearly dead in Ohio. A poorly run Fashion Week is the last nail in the coffin.

I know it's dead where I live. Everyone here looks like they rolled out of bed or Wal-Mart. Hey, I know money is tight, I know people have different priorities than I do, I know the weather is bad sometimes. Can you at least try to look presentable? Trade Wal-Mart for Old Navy and Kohl's. Rub some concealer under your eyes. For God sakes that haircut went out in the 80's and are you from New Jersey circa 1984. People there is an H+M here, there is hope.

Ohio, Cleveland, you need to step up your game. Starting with the way you look. First impressions are the most important and you do not look good to the rest of the country. Lebron James can only carry you so far, the poor dude is only 24 years old, does he have to do everything for you? He has a family the last thing he wants to do is come in and tell you how to run Fashion Week. I'm pretty sure it's not in his contract.