Last night, on the train coming home, a homeless man came up to me and told me I needed to get rid of the tie I was wearing because it “just looks bad.”
I laughed and told him thank you for the advice.
It was a lime green tie with small, subtle blue designs. My grandmother gave me that tie. I love it – no way am I getting rid of it.
But a valuable lesson can be taken from this. Style will always attract comments and criticism, even when you think you might be immune.
You can’t please everyone.
I like the part of the story where you are on the train. Something about public transportation is stylish to me. It shows that you don’t have to drive a fancy sports car to be stylish. Style is for the public square as much as men’s magazines.