Afriend of mine wears buckskin moccasins every day of her life. she has daytime and evening moccasins. this works fine in arizona, but when my friend fell in love with a tasmanian geologist and prepared to move to a rain forest, i worried. moccasins instantaneously decompose in wet weather. but i should have known, my friend has sense. she bought clear plastic galoshes to button over her moccasins, and writes me that she’s happy.. the author most likely included this excerpt to infer that moccasins are an effective style choice no matter the weather provide anecdotal evidence to support her claim that style is distinct from fashion show that style is more adaptable than fashion support her argument that it really doesn't matter what one wears on one's feet