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As was the big rectangular plate on which
my fried breakfast shrivelled so tragically,
like a single leaking balloon in the Albert
Hall. But that is precisely why fashion is
for everyone, and should be taken
seriously and read about by all. Only by
admitting that we are each a part of the
tangled global web of fashion and
aesthetic, whether we work as a dress
designer or a fry cook, can we expect to
avoid similarly upsetting lapses in
sensory judgement in future and keep
breakfasts safe and beautiful for
everyone.
Fashion
BREAKFAST
That's what fashion is, and it's
everywhere. Every building is a museum
piece, showing passers-by what someone
thought was cool some time long ago.
Every person you meet is telling a story
without even speaking, in their clothes,
their hair, their skin, their eye-contact,
their body-language. Every colour or
pattern on every carpet, every chair,
every wall might have been different. But
it is the way it is, and it's either beautiful
or not, or somewhere in between. Even
the very air that we breathe changes in
quality and composition according to the
whims and convictions of businessmen
and politicians around the world. A brief
glance at the internet tells me that
Iceland has the cleanest air of any
country in the world. But do people like
clean air, or do they prefer high
population density and industrialisation?
Perhaps the latter was popular once, but
now the tide seems to be turning. Clean
air is a fashion statement.
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