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Aaaah the relief

November 22, 2006 on 4:47 pm | In Uncategorized |

I’m the first to admit that when it comes to clothes, I pay some attention to contemporary ideas of style. I strenuously deny that I’m a mindless slave to fashion but I can make concessions. Even though I’ve frequently been told that my legs are my best feature I’ve been prepared to cover them with shorts that gradually descended below the knee. As if in compensation, I’ve invested in socks that barely protrude from the shoes.

I resolutely refuse to succumb to the stereotypical image of late middle age. I won’t have a cardigan in the house and a general anaesthetic would be required to get me into a pair of polyester slacks.

I have to report, however, that after enduring a few desperately unhappy weeks, I’ve today rediscovered the joys of a well-fitting pair of briefs. It hurts to say so but when it comes to the bitter “boxers v briefs” debate I’m firmly on the side of the latter. And if that means I can’t wear my pants so low that people can see the waistband on my Calvin Klein boxers then so be it.

The sheer comfort of briefs … a place for everything and everything in its place. It’s the little things …