The Devil and Prada

Let's face it. I'm certainly no fashion maven. When I'm cavorting in public, I do try to dress myself in accordance to the style befitting my lowly status in society and hopefully not disgrace myself amongst my learned peers. Rare enough that you'd find me trotting around town in tattered singlet and stained shorts. Although I might even be able to tell the difference between a Prada and a Gucci, I don't pretend to be a vaunted sartorial guru the likes of chilly Anna Wintour.

Being a keen fan of music channels such as MTV and Channel V ( due to a preponderance of sexy, hawt, distinctly unavailable VJs such as Dominic Lau and Colby ), I have begun to note that there is a distinct difference when it comes to cheap couture these days.

Just watch the videos playing and you'll get what I mean. Seems like the clothes are getting small and tighter for the ladies ( are they actually wearing anything substantial? )while it's the exact opposite for the rapping homeboys.

Seriously. The heterosexual men and our lesbian sisters are having the times of their lives. Between the whole preening, pouty posse of Pussycat Dolls, there's hardly a sheer yard of cloth to share between the whole butt-shaking, boob-waving femme fatales. Any more bootylicious shaking and pushing buttons - and some sort of serious wardrobe malfunction is bound to happen.

In comparison, our straight gangsta homies however are finding themselves covering some mighty fine booty in sports tees large enough to make generous caftans for three oversized African grammas and pants low enough to render lowly road sweepers obsolete. Wonder exactly what they're trying to hide from the general public. Sometimes the pants are low enough around their narrow waists that I wonder what exactly is holding it up! I have a vague idea but it's pretty crude - even for me :P Don't even get me going on the shiny, tacky bling blings.

Maybe I'm getting old and cantankerous but.... VJ Colby darling. You're hot. Toss those oversized stuff, just get into a sleeveless tee and tight pants. It works.


Before the tees and the bling blings come along...
Fortunately the budding gay boys still know exactly what catches the eye - and have remained faithful to the tried and true. Ephemeral fashion trends might come and go but tight tees and skintight jeans have never actually left the wardrobe of any good ole circuit party boy. Step into any fabulous thumpa-thumpa gay disco and you'll still find hordes of boys in shiny baby tees filched from their tween queen sisters and sprayed-on pants dangerously tight enough to cut off the circulation.

Now if they'd only spread the word to the rest.