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August 10, 2006

I believe these are signs for sweatshop laborers
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The women of Saigon wear long silk gloves that travel past the elbow, fitting snug all the way within an inch of the shoulder. These gloves are paired with a blouse of which the sleeves are short enough to not hang over the glove, but show just a sliver of white skin. Paleness is a attribute of beauty in this city, which explains the gloves function, as the women of Saigon are driving unshielded motor scooters on the streets and roundabouts under their hot Asian sun.

These silk gloves are dyed pale shades of a solid color or have floral prints. Most often they are solids though, and closely match the high heels the woman wears on her feet. The heels, dress pants, blouse and gloves are accented with a surgical mask of the same print as the gloves. The point of this mask is to keep out the soot of coal fires and a million motor scooters exhaust. It also keeps sun off the face.

Finally, a dark pair of sunglasses creates such a stunning effect that as the women pass by on their Honda’s, backs straight and arms angled to the handlebars, the flesh of their feet in heels, their delicate toes the most tantalizing feast imaginable as they rest near the hot engine, the men cry out in the agony of witnessing empowered beauty and faint in the streets. Many are quickly run over by the constant motored flow, death by beauty. Pretty girls do make graves. Especially in Saigon.

2 Comments

  1. Absolutely stunning, Jon! Stunning + sexy

    Comment by e. march — August 10, 2006 @ 4:14 pm

  2. There is always so much information here in your blog, thank you!

    Comment by Designer Heels — August 24, 2008 @ 12:55 pm

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