30th July, 2009 - Anthem For the Sartorially Challenged

I was at a great wee production of the David Mamet play "Glengarry Glenross" on Thursday. If you haven't seen the film, then I recommend it.

It has got me thinking about suits. The show is full of salesmen in their suits and ties. And the suits themselves and the way they are worn - some sharp, some down at heel, some careless - said almost as much about the characters as the dialogue at times.

Obviously I wear suits to work. And I am aware that I am not very good at it. I try. I honestly do. I look for shirts and ties that I think go together. I hang my jacket up. I get them dry cleaned sometimes. But somehow, I don't ever seem to get it right. Somehow, the only look I manage to pull off is: shabby and slightly harrassed middle-manager chic.

And I know that if Trinny and Suzannah ever come to see me, they woould purse their lips and tut a lot.Andthen they would shriek like the witches that they undoubtedly are: He looks like he picked them up in a bin.