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FW: [NABOKV-L] Cover of Lolita in "Red Classics" series ("Lolita"
bikini)
bikini)
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> Dear Carolyn,
>
> The depiction of Lolita from Spoken Arts doesn't deserve partiality,
> yours or anyone else's. Lolita there is all super flat-chested,
> big-footed pre-teen goofiness without budding sensuality and devoid of
> any knowingness, which Lo certainly had, especially after her camp
> experiences hinted at in her letter to "Dear Mummy and Hummy": "... I
> lost my new sweater in the woods. ...."
>
> Jerry Katsell
D'accord, JK. I had similar doubts with Lo's red BIKINI on the Penguin
cover. I apologize if VN's text supports such attire for one of Lo's age
and
space-time-frame. MY FRIEND tells me that Gottex do market a brand
"Lolita"
bikini but their ad indicates a more mature avoid-du-pois nearer to MY
FRIEND's immediate fancies.
http://www.exquisiteswimwear.com/page/E/PROD/gottex/5-gottex-lolita5044503
Stan Kelly-Bootle
P.S. Sorry: another google makes my query inoperative. I now see that
Lo is
bikinied by the pool. However, listers may still enjoy the Gottex
website.
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>
> The depiction of Lolita from Spoken Arts doesn't deserve partiality,
> yours or anyone else's. Lolita there is all super flat-chested,
> big-footed pre-teen goofiness without budding sensuality and devoid of
> any knowingness, which Lo certainly had, especially after her camp
> experiences hinted at in her letter to "Dear Mummy and Hummy": "... I
> lost my new sweater in the woods. ...."
>
> Jerry Katsell
D'accord, JK. I had similar doubts with Lo's red BIKINI on the Penguin
cover. I apologize if VN's text supports such attire for one of Lo's age
and
space-time-frame. MY FRIEND tells me that Gottex do market a brand
"Lolita"
bikini but their ad indicates a more mature avoid-du-pois nearer to MY
FRIEND's immediate fancies.
http://www.exquisiteswimwear.com/page/E/PROD/gottex/5-gottex-lolita5044503
Stan Kelly-Bootle
P.S. Sorry: another google makes my query inoperative. I now see that
Lo is
bikinied by the pool. However, listers may still enjoy the Gottex
website.
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