A few years ago when maxi dresses reappeared, it was the youngsters who were wearing them first. Long, printed maxi dresses were everywhere in the hot summer months. Then, slowly, older women started picking up on the trend and were donning these floor-sweeping styles.

Probably the biggest over-50 celebrity fan of the maxi would have to be Kirstie Alley. She could also be the poster girl for why maxi dresses don't really work on some mature women. Because instead of hiding anything, all that fabric simply makes you look that much larger.

New York gubernatorial opponents Carl Paladino and Andrew Cuomo are among the dads running for office today, and California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is among the moms. And of course, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton are also on the growing list of mothers who have campaigned in recent years.

So there I was enjoying my favorite pasttime of looking for celebrity fashion disaster photos when a glaring, unreported picture caught my eye. There, quite clearly, was Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meeting with the Ukranian president. And she was wearing a hair clip.