the sinner in me

hello

there is little sense, or point, in faffing on and not cutting to the chase, look you see. recently i purchased some new black jeans. also, i acquired a light brown ("tan" i think) belt. indeed, despite the laws, actually commandments, against such, yes they were combined by moi. and i might as well start referring to myself in a Frenchie way anyway, for surely i am going to hell for this. 

little do i know in this world, but even less of what i am aware of pertains to sartorial elegance, or fashion, or any such thing close to dress sense. but, then, yes, as all should be, i have knowledge of how, with regards to attire, one is not really supposed to blend the black and the brown. actually this might only be in association of brown shoes (or boots) with black trousers, but up to now to play it safe i have not ever mixed these shades, at least not knowingly. 

right, let us get this over and done with. here is a picture of the sinful blend, then, presented of course in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode. 

why, or for what reason, did i sink to such sin? honestly it was all down to me putting the belt down on the jeans and thinking no, hang on, that actually looks really good. even if this is some sort of fashion faux pas, i remain standing by that view. i like how it looks. 

provenance of my new garments? i am (as ever) not sure why such would be of interest, but the jeans came from a market stall quite close to me. the traditional retailers appear to refuse to stock clothing for gents of my size, so f*** them if they don't want my coins. a most agreeable price was paid for them too, noticeably south of £20 but yet a bit north of £15. 

just what is the issue with mixing black and brown garments (or footwear)? i really don't know, now that i think. this was just something drilled in to me at some stage, i do not even recall when. 

from memory, the only significant public figure what i can think of (which is not many) to have worn a black and brown combination in the last forty (40) or so years is Dave Gahan out of Depeche Mode. he did so in the splendid, strangely homoerotic Just Can't Get Enough video. when you think about it, the only consequence for him of wearing brown boots with black leather trousers was worldwide fame as a pop star, and he got subjected for many years to sex, drugs and rock and roll in abundance. so much so that at one stage it thought that Bobby Gillespie out of Primal Scream might actually be a calming influence on him. yes, that much. 

now that i have spent a few moments considering the implications of wearing black trousers and brown shoes, i am off to go and see if i can do that too. believe you me, i am quite prepared to face the same consequences what Dave Gahan out of Depeche Mode did, as bravely as you like. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!