It started while passing by one of those women-catching sale (sconto) racks on the sidewalk when I couldn't resist the handsome parka vest with subtle orange, green and purple flowers. Sounds awful, but it's not! Plus, nights are chilly in September and I did not bring anything warm from the U.S. except a coat one could use in the snow.
Upon examining the label for fabric content, where made, etc., I noticed 'environmentally better,' or maybe that was the other vest I looked at first. Anyhow, I went inside to use a "specchio" and met Ricardo. What a friendly, charming person!! He spoke some English, so I informed him, "I like this because it's good for the environment," not even attempting to say it in Italian, which was a much needed break I can assure you.
That's when he told the story of the vest!
There was a man in New York who was walking when suddenly his foot hurt very much and swelled up. When he got home, he took a knife and cut the shoe. Then he called his son, who was making shoes at that very moment, and said, "Stop!" So his son stopped. Then his son made a new kind of shoe that had slits in there, so air was involved.
It was only a matter of time until this slit system was applied to vests. This new kind of vest (see diagram with little arrows) takes the perspiration as it evaporates from your body and moves it up, then down, then back up, then over to the right and left, always up and down, making you feel good!
I will always feel good when I wear this vest - thanks to this man's foot swelling up in New York and the fact that people perspire. Why fret over earthquakes, hurricanes, nuclear bombs and waste, climate change, Donald Trump or Kim Jong-un? I've got my vest on.
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