Weather Permitting

27 May

It’s amazing how good weather, and you know, having friends and speaking the language can really effect your ability to enjoy a new country.  

I’m also getting a kick out of the German spring/summer wardrobe.  While they can definitely rock the well-knotted scarf in the winter, the relative freedom of summer styling seems to confuse them (just like the subject of relative freedom of, oh, the individual… which is a topic for another day).  Of course, there are lots of pretty girls in summer dresses, but many of them — even very young girls — cock up the whole outfit with pantyhose. PANTYHOSE! Nude, shiny, pantyhose.  With open toed shoes! Or worse — with shorts.  Shorts and PANTYHOSE.  I half expect a Laura Ashley dress to make an appearance.  

I don’t understand how a country so close to Italy and France can have such a poor fashion sense.  How many baggy and poop colored dresses does one need? Of course, if you’re a 20-year old 6-foot tall blond, you have the legs to pull off the L’eggs.  But just barely.

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