25th June The Language of Clothes

"Is that a new bag?" I said noticing a shiny green handbag being rated fot it's colour matching qualities in front of the mirror.
"Yes".
"How many bags have you got now?"
"About 50"
"50 ?! and how many pairs of shoes?"
"40"
"40! How many other articles of clothing are current?"
"About 10 pairs of boots, 75 tops, 40 pairs of trousers, 50 jumpers, 50 dresses, 20 coats...."

Of course when you look at the set of all possible combinations of clothing in this array it's a very large number, actually approaching infinity. We can denote this set (A).
But within the set of all possible combinations (A) there is a subset of clothing combinations which can be said to "go with each other", (B).
For example a bright green handbag could only go with what are known as neutral colours, colours that sit on the fence, like Switzerland during WWII.
Its clear that (B) the set of viable outfits is a much smaller number than (A).
And yet, due to the slippery nature of the concept, (B) also tends to infinity.
The subset (B) still gives such a broad palette of colour and texture that virtually any picture can be painted, any image created. or any statement made, fine tuned to the demands of any social event or context.