Fashion

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Newly arrived to live in Tanzania in the l960's, I was invited to a party way way out in the back of beyond in a small township called Mbeya, 600 miles from anywhere. I wore a most distinctive dress I had bought in Brighton (my home town) in a tiny boutique. Imagine my surprise when another girl arrived in exactly the same dress, which she had bought in South Africa. "Great taste in fashion" we both decided! A coincidence when neither of us had bought the dress from a large retailer such as M & S or Debenhams. P.S It was a jolly good party!
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:01:10 +0000Coincidence ID:4612