Giving jeans the boot
THE WEEK India|February 19, 2023
It is that time of the year again. The one week, or perhaps fortnight, when I want to feel all warm and snuggly.
NAMRATA ZAKARIA
Giving jeans the boot
 

The one time when I feel I need to dress fully and appropriately. The calendar month which perhaps requires a wardrobe reboot for most of us. This is perhaps the only time of the year when I pull out my jeans from the back of the cupboard.

I own about three pairs of jeans. Yes, that’s it. You may call it a climate change-induced minimalism, but that is actually quite far from the truth. The thing is, when the temperature is over 30 degrees for 50 weeks of the year, like it is in my hometown Mumbai, you don’t want to wear jeans. Not if you don’t have to, that is.

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