a sleeveless society...

I've been meaning to bring this issue up for a while now, but actually, it only REALLY started to bother me yesterday. The thing is, I need a new summer jacket. The only ones I have are in courdoroy lime green (um,.. what was I thinking???), courdoroy light brown, which is now too small (shock horror!!) and a denim number I got in TopShop about three years ago - which is now thoroughly unacceptable because the other day I saw a girl on 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' wearing the exact same one. And she was a made-up character, who had quite obviously been dressed in mock scorn of the chavviest slice of society. I took it off immediately and disregarded it, although I have to say I will miss it. It's not the denim's fault I can't wear it. I blame the BBC.

Anyway, so I need a new jacket, and upon trawling the shops in the Victoria vicinity I realised that pretty much every single one, in every single store, has no bloody sleeves! Well, not no sleeves entirely,... just half sleeves. Is it just me though? Am I the only one who'd prefer my outerwear with proper sleeves these days? I don't care if it's the fashion, it's a stupid friggin fashion. We don't live in bloody California, where the sun shines all day long and any form of jacket is for show purposes only. We live in England. And it's fucking cold. Sleeves were designed for a reason, to keep our arms warm. You take off half the sleeves and you might as well take them all off - or not wear a jacket at all. Hmph.

Who's stupid idea was it anyway? Especially when it comes to summer... there will be a flock of girls walking round with farmer's tans, where only half of their arms have caught the sun. Won't be so cool then, will it? It'll be embarrassing. Bring back sleeves I say! BRING BACK SLEEVES!!!