Men don't have to accessorize...Do we?

[keith44spl]

Should men be required to accessorize?

We all know about the blue suit and brown shoes thing, right?
A wrist watch that keeps time is pretty much ok, right?
An ink pen that writes, no matter which bank or gas station it came from…is cool, right?

Well, the other evening I was a fixin' to go to a dinner party with the Mrs., to honor someone I don't even know all that well…
Look in closet, find black suit that still in the bag that it came from the cleaner sometime last year or the year before.
Smelled fine to me. Still fit pretty good, that is if'n I don't try to button it.

Put on starched white shirt, hunt through dresser valet for one of them little springy button thingys that let's ya chinch that collar button.
Why is it they always comes up short? Pick out a well worn tie that I like.
While diggin' around, found a pair of gold tone dice cuff links and a cool lookin' old handcuff tie tac.

Wipe off Sharkskin boots with wet washrag…Didn't help much, but don't look too bad.
Find matching pant and gun belt with real Gold buckles…

Go to safe and pick out nice Smith & Wesson revolver,
find a holster that not skint up to awful bad.

Look in mirrow, suck in gut a little…Man, I'm good to go.

I waltz in to the living room expecting a standing ovation at the very least.

And all I get is 'The Look'…Followed by, "You're not going to wear that, I hope!"


Gees, I thought it went with everything…

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[michael thornton]

well thats a fine looking rig, it must have been the cuff links she was talking about ?

 

[jag312]

I don't understand the problem. Didn't your tie match the gun? Well, get another tie.

 

[HCD]

you guys are waaaaay off. it must have been the OLD cuff tie tac. shoulda got a newer one.

 

[WR Moore]

I recall an lady friend once remarking, with disapproval, that it seemed every man had a Harris Tweed jacket. My counter was that it was the equivilent of the little black dress. Goes with darn near anything.

 

[mtgianni]

At that remark I would have said " No I guess not" and removed the tie.

 

[Black_Sheep]

You accessorize just fine, everyone knows that a black rig is appropriate for a stainless revolver...

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Ah, Dave, I think she felt that the S&W in the picture was too scratched up to have made a good impression. Anyway, something understated and more tasteful like this would have complemented yer gold dice cufflinks better:

I'm just sayin'. . .


Bullseye

 

[wuluf]

Dude, no one wears tie tacks anymore...sigh

 

[P&R Fan]

According to the picture you only had 5 spare cartridges for a reload. That must have been her problem.

 

[Faulkner]

We all know about the blue suit and brown shoes thing, right?

What about a blue suit and brown shoes?

 

[AZretired]

Dude if your gonna use a floral holster ya gotta use a floral belt...basket just don't cut it everyone knows that.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Nice rig! Now everyone knows you have to match your shoe and hat color to your holster color, bet ya had a brown hat on dident ya?

 

[Iggy]

Durn, if Dave's rig don't pass muster, I'm in trouble.

I will say that Dave sent me a matching rig with all basket weave doin's.

He's makin' some pretty fine lookin' stuff these days.

 

[ljmvaw124]

Maybe it wasn't a "black holster" event ........

 

[bitstream]

Everybody knows, you have to match the boots with the belt and holster. Duh.

 

[45Wheelgun]

Oh man, you mean I am not supposed to wear brown shoes with my blue suit? Really?

 

[mg357]

keith44spl that gun and holster rig is very handsome

 

[Jellybean]

Dave, maybe you shoulda put some silvertips in your gun to match the buckle.

 

[n4zov]

You didn't mention putting a pocket protector in your shirt pocket to protect it from the wear and possible leaks of the ball point pen.