by B. R. GOWANI
from apes we came / to insects we return
in a naked state we arrive / in an unclad state we depart
but in the in-between time, we can’t live uncovered
the custodians of society will not permit that, at all
nor the apparel makers/fashion designers are going to let you go natural
celebrities always keep on pushing the limit — but, mind you, within a limit
total naked they’ll never go because the titiliating factor will not be there
the reporters won’t be able to pause the million dollar question:
“what are you wearing?”
because the question will elicit the same answer from all: “nothing”
instead of the present answers we currently get:
“Alaia”
“Elie Saab”
“Gucci”
“Jason Wu”
“Louis Vuitton”
“Tamara Ralph”
“Vera Wang”
“Versace”
“Zuhair Murad”
…
whatever little the actresses wore, only a few were pleasing
i.e., esthetically delightful to the spectators’ eyes and senses
Ciara’s front & back of the “naked dress” lacked the esthetic element
same is true of Janelle Monae‘s, the top portion
Alessandra Ambrosia‘s dress was not impressive either
Ashley Graham‘s both dresses were missing the beauty factor
Emily Ratajkowski was OK
Shay Mitchell, Halle Bailey, Jodie Smith, and Daisy Edgar-Jones were elegant
B. R. Gowani can be rached at brgowani@hotmail.com