It’s usually about this time of the year that fashion writers expose themselves as advocates of the body fascist ideals that still permeate. They start answering questions that no one asked — how old is too old to wear a bikini? Are shorts okay above a size 12? They might become aghast that in many brands that size 12 swimsuit is categorised as a L (large).
There will be a discussion of short or skirt lengths with throwaway lines about covering up one’s knees if they don’t meet a coded level of thinness. There may be much talk of cardigans over sundresses — cover up those bingo wings! Reader beware. Needless to say, I don’t subscribe to this line of thinking. Life is far, far too short to worry about, well shorts.
