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Really? Is cross fashioning such a mystery?

Admit it. This young man is fetching in his mint brocade gown with chantilly lace flutter sleeves. Silk flowers tucked into loose auburn curls, luscious carmine red lips, vintage gold and pearl accent jewelry — a sight for sore eyes.

I’ve been thinking long and hard about all those people who love to cross-fashion and the shy millions who only dream of i…