Nor do I think the presence of models in hot pants at conventions is cultural tragedy.

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Inside, the Chanel-belted women had moved on, as art students and younger blondes in black leather hot pants made their way in.

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The rhino in hot pants is not an exaggeration.

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The nights are turning crisp and cool, school has started, hot pants are out and chunky sweaters are in, the pennant race in the AL East is heating up (having fun, Boston?), college football is lawyering up, the markets are insane it must be Forbes 400 time!

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T-shirts and orange hot-pants as tight as dammit.

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Her daughter took to wearing long sleeves and pants, even in hot weather, so people wouldn't see her skin scarred and whitened in spots from scratching.

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It was everywhere else on her body, but at least if she wore pants and long sleeves to school, under the hot San Diego weather when every one else was wearing shorts and t-shirts, no one would know she had it.

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There were a few black pieces, such as a fuzzy Mongolian faux fur and black suede pants with grommets, but this was a celebration of color in hot pink, aqua blue, red and sapphire green.

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