Friday, December 21, 2007

Gluttious to the maximus

Cubans are the coolest people on earth; so cool that I have forgiven them their terrible fashion sense. But I still feel the need to describe it. Of course for a very poor country which has a trade embargo, there is little choice.

Cuban women don't ask "Does my bum look big in this?", they ask, "Does my bum look big enough in this?"
There is something fantastic about women who walk around with the sense that they are dead sexy, whether anyone else thinks so is simply beside the point.

Fashion Statement 1
For women up to about 40. Size and shape irrelevant.
Super tight denim shorts, that come about 5 cm above the knee, a singlet/boob tube, big boobs are not optional, they are a requirement, plenty of cleavage, an abdominal overhang that surpasses even the most awful muffin top that you have ever seen and plastic wedge sandals a la late 1970s.

Fashion statement Number 2
For women up to the age of 40. Size and shape is irrelevant.
A micro-mini with a split up the back. Thick thighs and brown legs in high heels. Again topped with the tiny singlet and stomach possibly revealing stretch marks and even a vertical ceasarean scar.

Fashion statement Number 3
For policewomen of all ages, shapes and sizes.
Single breasted suit jacket, micro-mini skirt, lace or fishnet black stockings and high heels, make-up is optional, but if you are going to do it, then you may as well overdo it.

Fashion statement number 4
For women over 40, Shape and size irrelevant.
An impossibly tight pair of stretch shiny lycra exercise pants with a very tight top. Absolutely nothing should be left up to the imagination.

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