Sayonara, Baby! Comments

The pity of it all is that South Africans are having to bear the brunt of all the Asian imports that are currently flooding our shores and stores. There was a time when a Size 14 meant exactly that but now it has become just another name for a Size 2. Everything resembles the kind of clothing worn by Oriental Barbie except that it doesn’t come in see-through pre-packs.

For myself, being nothing near a Size 2, I am forced to hunt high and low for at least a Size 64. As if this wasn’t enough, I also find myself having to take at least twelve cold baths a day in the hope that each dip will cause me to shrink in the same proportion as the clothing made from this summer’s crease-insistant cotton fabrics.
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