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The article points to the then diamond trend in clothing: in addition to the Scottish check and the Prince-de-Galles check, they also signal 'the check that Marten Toonder designed for one of the main characters in his Tom Poes stories' at a fashion designer from Paris. “Ollie B. Bommel has been wearing coats with very large diamonds for as long as he walks through life in a dignified way. The Parisian designers go a step further than this gentleman. They prefer to see us walking around in a totally checked outfit. Jacket and trousers or skirt are integrally provided with diamonds by them. And whether you should like that… ” You wonder how many readers of Viva really thought that Parisian couturiers would incorporate Mr Bommel's diamond in their fashion. And that it is actually just a different diamond.
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