Beautiful Stripes: Ghosts of fads past


When did scrunchies ever go out of style?

Even before the Lunar New Year has properly started, the Year of the Dog has already gotten off on the wrong paw as some quarters, in attempting to play to certain sensitivities, have drawn the ire of others.

I miss how it used to be, when the 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac were just that – signs to mark a 12-year cycle, calculated according to the Chinese lunar calendar, without some smart alec reading more into it. In trying to please everyone, you please no one. Well, we’re already smack in February so let’s see what new trends are in store.

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