Romancing the Tie

I never thought it was possible to fall in love with a tie, but it did happen.

As planned, I frisked around Suria yesterday and it was conceivably a better outing than at OU because unlike the day before, I was spoilt for choice. But that was even before I met my true love which was hanging nicely in a store plaqued under then name of Giorgio Armani. It has an exquisite rich reddish brown, almost sepia like shade on a fabric which was breathtakingly soft and felt truly expensive. It wasn’t love at first sight, but when the girl who attended to me pulled out an Armani suit along with a white shirt and put the tie into a knot before placing it onto the shirt, it looked so perfect and goddamn beautiful. That’s what I love about designer stores. You only need to voice out what you want or like to see and the sales people would kindly oblige. They would hold shirts up for you, give insightful advices and lay down all the necessary accessories with the slightest inclination of what you’re planning in your mind. I’m just surprised I was not offered a drink. But that tie is absolutely gorgeous. I could not put my mind off it. I was thinking about it all the way home, when I tossed and turned in bed and the first thing to hit me when I woke up this morning. An alternative, also an Armani, comes in a silvery white shine. Putting it on would probably make me look like a Best Man in the Wedding Planner but it does look good nevertheless. A little touch of suave and sophistication.

However, the one thing that prevents me from saying ‘yes’ to Armani is of course the price, which is a quad over my budget. Saying ‘yes’ would mean I couldn’t afford Valerie’s petrol for the next two weeks. But it does look temptingly worth it. If not, I wouldn’t be writing about it here, would I?

An alternative to Armani would be Hugo Boss or E Zegna. A whole lot more of choices and affordable within my budget. Not really Jusco kind of affordable but the designer label kind. And it would allow me to shop for other accessories for my ensemble.

I snooped around at other stores such as Aigner, Ferre and Ferragamo but all of them lack finesse. Gucci on the other hand focuses more on women. I am still undecided but I want to check out that MO Outlet at Taman Shamelin Perkasa. People say that they sell marked-down prices of designer brands. Interesting claim. Which would make that my next stop next week.

Speaking of indecisiveness, after reading my previous blog entry, my personal consultant aka Ity Nadira ‘buzzed’ me and gave me a suggestion for an ensemble. A slight dark blue shirt with a green tie to go with my black suit. Seems rather unfathomable at first once you spend some time pondering it, it looks rather chic, wherein lies the problem. You have to grow into liking the design. It’s not a showstopper. A little bit too unique I’m afraid. The first ever fashionistic suggestion that I do not 100% agree with my personal consultant. Sorry, Ity but I’ll do keep that thought in mind for future use.

And that concludes another brief, sporadic adventure in the life of this author. Tune in next time when he answers the inevitable question, for love or money?