What if....?

Its Monday! A day after Sunday. On this day, I eagerly start counting days for next Sunday. Even though Sundays are lazy and meant for rearranging your wardrobe, I wait for them since I cant tolerate “Clear up the mess in your room” of the warden. (mom in some cases)

Believe me, survival can be difficult if your mom believes in keeping wardrobes clean and organized. And once it is organized, it gets difficult to hunt for your favorite outfit which was always hung behind the door, or lying on the bed. Every time I have to go out, I would spend hours trying different clothes and end up wearing the same pair of jeans and a t-shirt hung behind the wash room door, which I wore yesterday. In moments like this, a person starts hating clothes, and dreams about a world without them. Can you imagine a world without shirts, jeans or sarees? I did…

If only Adam & Eve hadn’t touched the apple, we all would today be roaming about naked – without clothes. But the two did a huge favor for the textile industry, which would not have existed but for the demand for clothes. Without the textile industry, where would all the fashion designers go? What about all those dumb models who showcase the latest in clothes? What will the models do? (It wouldn’t affect the Khans though)

No Fashion TV, no print or TV advertisements for brands like Allen Solly, Van Heusen, Lee, etc. No low rise jeans, no back less tops, no halter, i.e. no fashion at all.

This lack of clothes… will be a blessing in disguise for the men. You, naughty! I meant the shopping…imagine the number of hours your girlfriends/wives will cut off from their shopping time if clothes were not on the list? There would be no trial rooms in shops, unless you want to try out the new nail paint you are buying.

Needless to say, there will be no formal and informal dressing. Thus, no business suit, no Friday dressing, no worries about daily college wear, no spending of hours in front of the mirror admiring yourself, …and of course no marriage gowns. How would we identify the bride in the crowd? OK…it is enough if the bridegroom knows.

Now people will be more cautious about staying fit. Those who do not believe in skin display, merely coz they want to cover the extra flab with every bit of clothing, will now become more aware and you will find them going for regular jogs and work outs.

But if there are no trousers, there will be no pockets to keep wallets, mobiles and kerchiefs. Where will the police keep its revolvers? They will have to strap them on or hang them from somewhere.

A world without fashion means, a world without fashion. No showcasing of our fancy clothes. How would one differentiate between a celebrity and a common man? A politician and a terrorist? (They both look the same). It’s a scary thought. What will we do in winters?