You know what’s an excellent material? Plastic. Plastic gets a hard rap because there’s so much of it clogging up landfills and biodegrading slowly, but as scientist friends tell me, that’s not necessarily an awful thing because plastic is potentially quite an effective carbon sink. That’s not a sink made of carbon, that’s a material that absorbs more carbon than it releases. Scientists are working on ways to use C02 emitted in industrial processes as a raw material for plastics. But all of that is technical and dry and doesn’t help get you into some shiny plastic clothes, or does it?

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A gentleman of taste who likes a little ornamentation on his clothing is frequently disappointed in modern times by the lack of choice he is afforded in the clothing department. The modern trend is to dress men as if they were automatons, interchangeable by definition, and very plain to look at. Yes, the modern trend is to mute men’s fashion to the point where all men look the same.

Throw off your shackles and wear lace and frills!

You know what’s hot? The sound of rain pouring off the top of your PVC hood, dripping onto the wet ground all around you whilst you are cocooned in a plastic shield of goodness. Lovely latex, impermeable PVC. The joy of shielding the skin from watery wetness and the special feeling one can only get from wearing these amazing synthetic creations.

Now for something completely different…