I (heart) shopping.
I (heart) shopping for my boyfriend.
But I'm a good girlfriend and I only help him if he asks because on the whole he's actually a pretty fabulous dresser especially compared to some of my former boyfriends.
Namely one who used to wear this hideous Pink Panther shirt. As in the cartoon. It was fushia and the Pink Panther was embroidered over the breast pocket. *shudder*
He knew I hated this particular shirt (there were other items that made me cringe too but I tried to be nice) so when the shirt mysteriously disappeared I was, of course, to blame. I never touched that thing. I was afraid it might give me bad dressing disease. When he moved out of the house he was living in and found it stuffed in the back of the closet I had to laugh. Maybe someone else hated that shirt as much as I did.
So today I was wielding my dressing magic *he he he* and I explained to NTF that I would be wearing emerald green and although I wouldn't expect him to wear head to toe emerald green I have to say there is something nice about your date picking up your colour somewhere in his outfit. In this case I was intent on finding a tie with said green in it. NTF doesn't love green as much as I do but with some feminine wile and a nod of approval from the gay salesman we were on our way.
The tie is simple- just navy and green slanted stripes but it's classic. I think NTF was hoping for something a little more "fantastic" but I think the khaki Bermuda shorts (don't scoff- it's classic and I love the fact that many of our friends still embrace what some may see as too old fashioned), navy blazer and socks, and pale blue shirt will look fantastic. And so did said gay salesman.
As we were about to leave the store a lady who had been milling around with her friend attempting to pick out a tie and matching shirt approached the cashier (who I also suspect may have been a bit of a flamer) and asked if the tie and shirt she'd selected matched.
I couldn't help but turn around to check and see what she'd put together especially when the cashier bluntly said an astonished "NO!" and the gay salesman so tactfully said: "Are you colourblind or do you just have no taste."
Sweet heart had some fantastic looking blue and yellow rainbow mixed up plaid shirt with an odd looking yellow tie.
I whispered to NTF: "Aren't you glad she's not your girlfriend!"