So there I was this morning leaving the apartment on my way to the post office, when I encountered a view that made me wish that I had worn blackout curtains rather than sunglasses. Now, I have committed the odd fashion faux pas in my time, but never a pas as faux as to wear a pair of stilettos longer than the shorts I was wearing them with. Yes, really.
Unfortunately, I had left my iPhone at home and so was unable to make an emergency call to the fashion police to ask them to arrest the young woman (this is Singapore, so at least it was a woman) or at the very least to bring a blanket to throw over her, and so I had to put up with her walking in front of me until I could overtake. Bizarrely, this was harder than I thought it would be, given that I was wearing Fitflops and she was in the aforementioned (black suede!!!) stilettos, but I was a woman on a mission - to get to the post office as quickly as possible and then return home to write this post.
Don't get me wrong, I like high heels and I like shorts. I have even got used to the very short shorts that some Singaporeans wear in the street, (although I am making an exception for the woman in the picture on the left), but this particular moment was was too much for my sensibilities. Had there been a chaise longue nearby, I would have had to lie down and call for the sal volatile to relieve my attack of the vapours.
On a related note, did you know that walking around naked in your own home in Singapore is an offence that could result in a 1,000 dollar fine? I wonder how that particular law is enforced? Perhaps there is a crack team (sorry, couldn't resist that one) of military personnel, disguised as air conditioning units, who have set up surveillance posts on the rooftops of apartment buildings in order to combat this menace that threatens the very fabric of society?
Unfortunately, I had left my iPhone at home and so was unable to make an emergency call to the fashion police to ask them to arrest the young woman (this is Singapore, so at least it was a woman) or at the very least to bring a blanket to throw over her, and so I had to put up with her walking in front of me until I could overtake. Bizarrely, this was harder than I thought it would be, given that I was wearing Fitflops and she was in the aforementioned (black suede!!!) stilettos, but I was a woman on a mission - to get to the post office as quickly as possible and then return home to write this post.
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| I don't care how perky your butt cheeks are, this is not what you wear to the supermarket! |
Don't get me wrong, I like high heels and I like shorts. I have even got used to the very short shorts that some Singaporeans wear in the street, (although I am making an exception for the woman in the picture on the left), but this particular moment was was too much for my sensibilities. Had there been a chaise longue nearby, I would have had to lie down and call for the sal volatile to relieve my attack of the vapours.
On a related note, did you know that walking around naked in your own home in Singapore is an offence that could result in a 1,000 dollar fine? I wonder how that particular law is enforced? Perhaps there is a crack team (sorry, couldn't resist that one) of military personnel, disguised as air conditioning units, who have set up surveillance posts on the rooftops of apartment buildings in order to combat this menace that threatens the very fabric of society?
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if my butt cheeks were that perky, that'd be my go-to Waitrose outfit ...
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