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It is sad, this loss of colour and quirkiness in the world. Good business people are seldom the quirky innovators, artists and stylists - and vice versa. It is like this in virtually every sphere, not just fashion. Quirkiness is bought out, its essence bowdlerised and the resulting bland form - a broad and common mediocrity - is marketed to the masses. You see it on high streets and market shelves everywhere.

Sounds like a very happy end to your search/project! Hollywood could not have scripted it better. I ordered my PVC skinny jeans from an ebay seller in the UK. Supposedly posted on the 15th, not here as of the 29th. Not sanguine on the prospect of their ever arriving. Not when orders places for other things, on Boxing Day, were arriving yesterday. I guess the whole PVC thing just wasn't to be.

China, 2-3 weeks weeks, America 5-7 days, UK 1-5 days. Ordered from where? Tried the two newer pairs from Marks today. 14R's were stiff and short, with not much stretch in the leg. Weird. 12R's were reassuringly tight everywhere. Bit too tight around my Christmas (chocolate filled) tum. Mrs Freddy swore at me yesterday when I told her how much I'd munched through in two days. (Not very ladylike, was it? ) Anyway, the size 12 leggings are keepers. As this had always been a project for me, I hadn't previously asked herself to try on any of the leggings involved, and since the 'new' 14's were expendable, I got her to try them on. It might be worth noting; there is only one person with really skinny legs at our's .... Unfortunately on two counts, Mrs Freddy saw the label on the leggings. Firstly, it meant she knew the leggings were from Marks and they are not mean with their sizing. It also meant she knew that if they fitted, she had grown. Obviously, they were "too big" even if they weren't. They had felt small on me as they seemed to be made of a not-so-stretchy material to start with. On a woman with hips (I have none) well .... Too big? "I need a 12". And I had a pair, though not an expendable pair. I have to say, the 12's fitted much better than the 14's, and were even a tad loose on her waist, so very flattering in the numbers/sizing game. "So they going to be 'ours' then?" Was a question asked by my wife as she paraded around the bedroom in them. Looking at her lower half encased in a black shiny material did put a sparkle in my eye, so I replied; "Maybe." Which I think was rather gallant of me. I have found it never pays dividends to appear eager about anything, especially around womenfolk.