How to make money dissapear (part III or IV, I forget)

Post by **bio** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:30 pm

My eldest son has reached those lovely years when a boy discovers girls, hygiene, and the importance of looking good.

He's taking a girl to the home coming dance on Saturday and asked if I could spiffy him all up for the event.

Sure!

I took him down to the Menâ€™s Wearhouse and purchased him a nice two piece suit... black with 3 buttons down the front and cuffs on the pants. Then we got him a black shirt and black silk tie (with matching pocket square). We're finishing it off with belt and a nice pair of black wingtip shoes.

He'll be the master of monochromatic.

Fortunately, they have to take the suit in a bit so it can be let out again as he grows (I'm hoping we get more than one wear out of it).

I'm also hoping he doesn't slip and break his ass on those new leather soles (new dress shoes are slick as hell on the dance floor!!).

Post by **miftah** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:38 pm

Well, too late now, but the way you do that is to take a two-block walk on a cement sidewalk, turning your heel back and in as you go. It wears in the sole, and breaks the shoe in enough so as to not give you nasty blisters on your ankles the night of the big dance.

Don't ask me how I know this.

ironpants · Post by **ironpants** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:06 am

Wingtips with all black? Kinda busy to go with such a simple look. I'da put him in all black cap toes, if the suit is simple, the shoes should be too.

Post by **bio** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:20 am

I'm pretty sure we've had this conversation before, ironbutt.

You're a cap toe guy... I'm a wingtip guy. I think cap toe's are friggin' ugly, you think wingtips are too busy.

I'm right, you're wrong.

See... it's easy

Post by **eddiecanuck** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:30 am

So, how did the little soirÃ©e go? He come back in one piece and not in a patrol car?

Post by **bio** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:37 am

It went well and all parties had a good time.

My son's date was having problems with her hair, so we said we'd do it for her. She wanted a french twist but her hair was so baby fine that it refused to obey.

So... I took her to the salon and paid someone who was far better qualified than I to do it.

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:34 pm

bio wrote:I'm pretty sure we've had this conversation before, ironbutt.

You're a cap toe guy... I'm a wingtip guy. I think cap toe's are friggin' ugly, you think wingtips are too busy.

I'm right, you're wrong.

See... it's easy

Wingtips are hot.

The holy queen and high priestess of style has spoken.

That is all.

Eve · Post by **Eve** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 5:22 pm

Moxie wrote: The holy queen and high priestess of style has spoken.

That is all.

lol

*bows down*

ironpants · Post by **ironpants** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:56 pm

Before you start thinking Bio is all metrosexual and stuffs, as I remember, he wore dress shoes with rubber soles. Wing tip, cap toe or otherwise, I'm of the impression that that's just plain sloppy.

'course I my memory could be failing me, wouldn't be the first time.

Post by **bio** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:16 pm

Yeah... I had a pair like that at one point. They were cheap, I was poor, and I was on my damn feet all day.

I'm no longer poor, nor do I walk all day in dress shoes. My son had leather soles (I warned him about the dance floor... didn't want to see him bust his ass in those new shoes).