A Pocket Full of Faux Pas’

Khadija/k-s:

…ok! will humour you if you will…:)

(caveat: this comes from a comfort-dresser who has been told by gods-at-home that he has no sense of colour, dress and what-to-wear-when at all and has often been accused to intentionally select dress to offend sensibilities…e.g. bow tie to chehlums and s-kameez at the formals…in defense to which he meekly says poets specially minor poets have this divine leeway)

now some observations:

--diamonds are for dummies!...and those with exceptionally long necks…(and there are other requirements too)…how many balls are held in Lahore annually?…one or two?…as for shaadis and milaads…lahol e wala!…a friend in the trade confides most people cannot discern between a fake and a real set if umer bin abdul aziz’s life depended on it…ok…make that imam hussain’s…ok…strike them both…mushy or fazloo?

--there is only so much one can do with shalwar-kameez…(am saying this in the sense of the given constraints and without being facetious)

--exceptions can get away with anything (this needs further elaboration)

…the hormonal factor: my beloved can wear anything and look exceptional…
…fresh youthful/scrubbed looks wins hands down
…how one carries (poise, rhythm, balance, walk and yes eyes) is more important than fabric material, color, cut (this is more than attitude you wrote of…some women can carry any dress…price, designer, fabric no bar…others can insult the best designer`s creations so effortlessly...

…guess this shall set the ball rolling for now?…more on nouveau riche’s money sophistry later

rgds,

t

ps: nice to see you back here:)

Hi anew: Thanks for the response but my point is not about halal or haram money. its about blindly following the dictates of those who may have nothing to do with us. Even when money is halal - whatever your definition of halal may be - people can still beome sheep-like. And as far as writing material goes - the word is not subservient to the wallet.

rozaiba: what you say is interesting because u have realized that my point about money and fashion is not restricted to the world of fashion but applies to human thinking/behaviour in many ways...it would be nice if u`d elaborate though. I`d love to discuss this...

The main thing about Money is that it should be Halal (earned by fair means). If most of us had so, Khadija won`t have much to write.

Khadija,

Focussed piece. It`s concept can easily be carried out to other areas of life where compromises offer great security and comfort. These have a very seductive appeal.