I really do need some new clothes. Most of the things in my closet average ten years old, and even my “new” Easter suit has been hanging around for five years.
I got an email from a large chain, and opened it on a whim, as most of their clothes are far too young for a little old lady. This dress did catch my eye. I don’t normally like short sleeved tops because I feel they make me look heavy, but the “shoulder strap” detail breaks the width, and the vertical stripes are slimming. It is a style that would go from fall into early spring, a bit shorter than I like, but for $20, I’ll go for it.
Until I took a look at the back. 
A dark green, metal zipper – the sort you’d find on a snow coat or a sleeping bag – sewn on the outside of the dress.
No wonder it was on clearance.
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Maybe it’s for women with really long hair.
FYI — I mentioned this to Mrs. Ref the other day. She said, “Yep . . . that’s a thing now.”
“You mean they stick a big ol’ zipper in neon green on the backs of dresses ON PURPOSE??” I asked.
“Yep . . . it’s apparently some kind of fashion statement.”
“Somebody’s making the wrong statement.”