Haute Couture or Hoax Du Jour

The
accompanying photos were forwarded by an ESL teacher in Japan. He reports
that the latest fashion craze among young Japanese
women are these print skirts, which appear to be see-through but actually
are designs printed on the fabric. While we do not know the sender personally
and thus cannot vouch for the authenticity of the report, it seems like
an original and attractive style to us. But then, the Dowbrigade has been known to leave the house in a cumberbund and bunny slippers, and little else….

How could we NOT post a story featuring a titillating
optical illusion that pokes fun at the Japanese AND that monumental waste of resources which some call
the fashion industry? These are a few of my favorite things!