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Varicose Veins and Fashion Faux Pas

My friend, Andrew, recently asked me, as we discussed variations on the theme of our own mortality, if I had any co-morbidities. This is quite the topic for these Covid-19 times as co-morbidities drive many unnecessary deaths from the virus. I reflected on my own parents’ lives and realized that both had suffered cancer at various points. Not… Read More »

Fur, Fashion and Faux

I reckon fur handbags are a fashion faux pas, but I’m not sure if Gok would agree with me…! Of course, I’m also talking faux material. Could anyone be so out of kilter that they’d use a fur handbag that is made from real fur? Really? I wonder if Seinfeld would agree with me…

Fashion Faux Pas in Taiwan

Fashion choices in Taiwan often seem a little odd to westerners. Women wear clashes of colors that we wouldn’t consider as viable together. Occasionally you will see women wearing thigh high boots or knee length boots with short skirts even when the weather is warm, and it isn’t particulalry rainy. This is despite claims that boots are for… Read More »