The second biggest summer irritation after chafing thighs

What does one wear on days like these? As little as possible. And preferably as many square centimeters of uncovered skin as possible. So short skirts or shorts, no sleeves and if possible a low back (never say open back, okay).

But then surely my summer irritation peeks around the corner. The underarm strings. You know, those two arcs of ribbon that someone once introduced into our wardrobe in a diligent mood so that we could hang our stuff on those hooks.

But we don’t do that. Nobody. Do you know anyone who does? No, me neither. I’ve tried it once, but it didn’t work at all. Moreover, you also need to have enough hangers with ‘snacks’ out. It’s just not necessary. But it is annoying. And it seems like the entire fashion industry has agreed to incorporate it into as many clothing items as possible. It’s not quite in my socks yet, but it’s not far off.

Skirts, T-shirts (T-shirts, why, you fold those up, right?), pants, dresses; name it and there’s another annoying loop sticking out.

Of course, you can cut it out, but a. I don’t dare to because oh my, what if I actually want to hang it up officially and b. there’s never a pair of scissors around and c. I’m always in a hurry anyway and d. I have better things to do than cut off those annoying loops. And if you cut them out, you don’t dare to do it along the edge because oh dear, what if a hole appears so there are always two little bits of fabric sticking out on both sides. Grrr. So.

Dear people in fashion, shall we collectively stop this just like you apparently once collectively decided to start it?

And shall we also immediately make short work of those long, four-label thick tags? If I want to read a novel I’ll buy that at Bruna. My goodness, sometimes my tag is bigger than my panties., Anyway, thanks for your attention. Also on behalf of my girlfriends.

May britt.