Glamour Editor tells lawyers: DREADLOCKS…have to Go

This is an old story from late summer which buzzed heavily on women, urban, black, and some law blogs, so I thought I would add it for those who did not hear about it. A Glamour Magazine junior-level editor lectured to women about corporate fashion at New York City law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Well, what she said did not fare well with some of the African American attorneys in attendance at the presentation.
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FolioMag.com reported:
“During the presentation the editor said that “political” hairstyles such as Afros and dreadlocks are a “Glamour don’t.” Several of the African American women in the audience took offense. Since then, the story—which was first reported in the August issue of American Lawyer—has been circulated in the form of a chain e-mail, a Glamour spokesperson says. The incident even led to a segment that aired on NPR. “

NPR adds (note: title drops from junior editor to staffer):
"The staffer suggested that certain hairstyles were not ideal for the workplace. During the talk she showed a picture of a woman with an afro, calling it "a real no-no." She moved on to dreadlocks, calling them "shocking" and claiming that those "political hairstyles really have to go."