Saturday 19 June, 2004
Dragonwear
‘Clothes make a man’ goes the saying, even if I’ve always thought it to be spectacularly inaccurate. But they do make a Dragon, at least in this blog.
You see, my nickname for the blog is perhaps not as imaginative as some of the other sobriquets I use elsewhere, but fitting as I have a huge weakness for any items decorated with dragons.
At work I was recently asked how many pieces of apparel with Dragon motifs do I have, seeing how I always seem to be wearing something with a Dragon on it. The list turned out to be longer than I thought. Ah, the vanity of it all...
T-shirts: 2, both with oriental dragons, though they are of western make.
Shirts: 1, western shirt with a grey dragon.
Jackets: 2, both Chinese jackets with Dragon motifs.
Trousers: 1, Black Chinese trousers. Chinese share my love of dragons.
Ornaments: 2, a silver Dragon pendant and a jade necklace. I don't wear them too often though.
Hats: 1, a cap with oriental dragon and ying/yang motif.
Bath robes: 1, Chinese, with golden dragons.
Belt buckles: 1, an oriental dragon guarding the gate of Heaven, pewter (shown in the picture below).
