Question:
Sometimes friends and people that I know stare at me and ask me directly what I am wearing. This happens mostly with the few bespoke items that I own. The thing is that I can't answer them because I will automatically be labeled a dandy or something similar. In a way I'm safe because they will never figure it out, and they will remain under the impression that it's something "high fashion" like Prada, Gucci... :bounce2: For example, last weekend I was wearing my only bespoke suit (Leonard Logsdail), and this guy kept harassing me by loudly asking if it's Prada or "Armani Exchange". I tried to ignore him, but he kept on asking.
Did this ever happen to you? How do you deal with people like this?
thanks,
--trajan
Answer:
Tell him it's Haggar and you took it to a real good tailor...
Answer:
I don't really understand the problem - what's wrong with telling him honestly? It doesn't have to sound like you're a pompous idiot. A simple - "thanks, I have a good tailor who made it for me" will suffice. If he presses to know who the tailor is, he might actually be interested in checking them out himself so again, an honest but plain answer would be fine.
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My boss (well, direct supervisor, "team leader" in corporate-speak) at my new job asked two days in row what I was wearing, the first day the shirt (a pink Tyrwhitt that I don't even like that much) and the second day a magnificent light blue microcheck textured Brioni that I got on steep discount for $95 at Saks. He certainly had no idea what Brioni was, and I was a little sheepish about telling him it was from Saks, lest they think they're paying me too much or possibly coming off as if I had family money (I don't), but mostly I was flattered. It means they are noticing you are dressing well, which I believe most would appreciate.
Just say it matter-of-factly and without acting like it's a big deal at all, and they shouldn't think it is either. If someone wants to know, and then they judge you for it, who gives a shit? Unless it's someone who might form a negative opinion of you that actually matters (i.e. your boss, your girlfriend's salt-of-the-earth Dad) if they want to form ideas about you based on what you're wearing that's their problem. I endeavor to be the best dressed person my means allow at my office, and receiving (typically positive) attention for it seems like the natural result. This forum often laments how no one notices the finer details of our clothing, we shouldn't complain when they actually go out of their way to ask us about it.
