Today, I had to watch a fashion show. That is not my idea of a good time.
Unfortunately, my two kids were participating, along with our nephew and a few friends’ kids. It was at the mall where my wife works and she was sort of organizing the event, and my mother-in-law and her sister came in from out of town for the event, so I really didn’t have much choice.
Of course, there were adult models too and I suppose that watching a bunch of good looking young Czech girls walk around looking good is not exactly carrying buckets of hot tar, but I could see good looking young Czech girls looking good just by walking down the street or riding the metro.
Come down to it, I just don’t see the point of fashion shows. Yes, they were modeling clothes from stores in the mall, but I couldn’t see any difference between the clothing on offer from one store and the clothing on offer from another, or the clothing I was wearing for that matter. The shirts looked like ordinary shirts, the dresses looked like dresses. If they’re trying to convince people to come into their shop and shop, they should have had price tags hanging from them or something.
Maybe it’s just me. I’m a pretty intelligent guy but I’ve been told many times, by many people, that I lack taste. Could be. I never could tell the difference between wines beyond just red or white, I very often like cheesy, crap songs that my musician friends disdain, I get nothing whatsoever out of abstract art although I’ve tried, really, I’ve tried and if I order chicken kung pao and get beef I am very often halfway through the meal before I notice. And I can’t tell the difference between designer clothing and something from the 2nd hand store.
I guess it’s important to some people, the kids enjoyed it and got a 500 crown gift certificate apiece, and it didn’t last too long. But I hope it’s a long, long time before I have to go to another one.
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