Odious is the right word to describe Basso, as he is detestable. I find him quite scary, he reminds me of one of those characters, you'd expect to find in a New York Mafia film.:46:Somebody on another thread described him as odious I believe, a perfect description I would say! I can normally find something nice to say about people, even those I occasionally mock but he is truly skin-crawlingly awful & his revolting 'faux' collections are equally repulsive!
I find him quite scary, he reminds me of one of those characters, you'd expect to find in a New York Mafia film.:46:
He would make a good Bond villain. He could give Richard Kiel a run for his money.:26:Or a Batman villian, they're all kinda creepy:
Two-Face
Mr. Freeze
The Joker
The Riddler
......Basso!
I have to admit I find our attitude a bit hypocritical too. I'm guilty of eating meat and wearing leather, but wouldn't wear fur. I feel guilty about indulging in the first two and consequently eat very little meat, but that's no excuse! There's no real need to use leather these days as there are plenty alternatives, but I still buy it. I personally loathe the fur trade but while I keep on consuming meat and leather I feel I can't in all honesty cast any stones.
I cannot understand how a <b>real</b> animal lover, can wear real fur. What a walking contradiction.Thought you would all be interested to know.
Joan Rivers is a big fan of Basso, and wears quite a bit of his stuff.
So remember when buying items from her, you are helping her keep her fur wardrobe up to date.
On the community board on QVC US they where talking about her and how she an animal lover. Then discovered she loves fur and refuses not to wear the real stuff.
FYI Approx 1/3 of the value of a cow is the leather. Hardly a biproduct!
Thanks Argey. Being a meat eater is a sensitive subject with me. I feel guilty coz I feel very strongly it's wrong, but I still do it! I was a veggie for many years and was badly anaemic so on docs advice started to eat meat, stupid I know, and never stopped!
I loathe Basso and his kind but just feel I'm doing something I believe is wrong, so I'm not in a position to take any moral stance. I bought a waterproof coat from him years ago, before I realised what he did and that makes me feel guilty (and furious) too. If I still had it (it fell to bits after a year) I'd parcel it up and send it back!
However I'll go and cast a huge stone at him right away as he's an unbearable pustule of a man!! :12: