Is fashion a distraction?

I was sitting in a class on the UG’s Turkeyen Campus one hot steamy afternoon when one student inquired if she may rid herself of her work jacket and made mention of her fine strapped top which she bore under that said jacket, the lecturer’s response was “I guess you can do that since you can’t dress any worse than this young lady in front of me”.

Right there and then I guided my eyes to my 3 o’clock direction and noticed what the ‘worse dressed’ young lady was wearing. “Lord help my Virgin eyes”, was my thought, as she was clad in an even –finer- strapped purple top which hugged her tighter that a mother’s love.

Her plunging neck line sent my eyes diving toward her bosoms. “Oh come on, don’t judge me I’m only human”. Moreover it was a burden to listen to the lecture after that experience and I’m sure the guys could have attested to that.

What surprised me further was the look of disgust she received from females of the class and even with those nasty glares and snide remarks; she sat there smiling ever so sweetly. Even if you were concentrating on the lecture, it was hard to sit and not notice the distraction of the above incident or an occasional @$$ crack peering out of a low rise jeans.

I guess one is left to ponder; what is really fashion?
According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th Edn.), Fashion is defined as ‘a currently popular style, behavior or clothing; the production and marketing of new styles and cosmetics’.

Could it be that fashion gurus of the University’s population have perhaps dusted the cobwebs and actually turned a page or two? I think not. For I’m sure that anyone who read this would agree and would have noticed, every day, the dress parade on the catwalk, in classes, or in any of the snackettes across the campus.

Furthermore it is difficult to make people understand that this institution has set dress codes and the ones who are supposed to adhere to such, won’t take the time to let their friends know where they have gone wrong. It seems as though Guyanese are bent on breaking every rule, well especially that rule, so I’m left to say; “only in Guyana”.

It is my opinion that the ‘Dress Parade’ should be left for the clubs, parties and other outings but I guess this is not Burger King: I can’t always have it my way.

- is nah me, is meh mouth
(Optimus)