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The Cowboy Is Forced To Partake In Gay Activities

I have ran out of shirts. Shirts, as a rule do not last as long as denim jeans and have to be replaced every now and then en masse. The collars fray, threads hang out from rogue seams and the colours cease to be vibrant.

Now shopping for clothes is something I consider to be beneath my macho lifestyle. Let the wimmenfolk buy my garments! Why should I subject myself to the indignity of having to undress in some changing room? You could get AIDS from the cooties in there, ya’know!

But I really needed new shirts, so I sms’ed Mrmiyagi, that asshat with fine fashion sensibilities:

Me: Where may I purchase shirts of superior quality?
Miyagi: Raoul
Me: And what does the damage look like?
Miyagi: 75 clams

So I hauled my ass to Raoul, after determining its exact location on planet earth by way of its very website featuring music from the rectum of a wildpig. The shirts there are very very nice. The price was not 75 clams as claimed by Mr ‘Mistaken Again’ Miyagi. FYI, prices start from $119.

Anyway, I bought a few striped and checked shirts in a variety of colours, all of which do not require cufflinks because the time I think you should be using a shirt that requires cufflinks is when you’re wearing a pricey suit. In other news, that sort of shirt is a bitch to clean.

different currencies mah.

for that price, you can get it tailored…

ah i like shirts from there too! :) too bad i can’t wear them lah.

and the damage so bad one ar :(

My hubby has taken a new interest in Raoul shirts too. Aww. Pocket burnt. Keke. But quite nice design & quality

very pretty cowboy. where’re the boots?

am i mistaken or were you the one who said the kinkiest thing u did was to get laid in a changing room in some store? i suppose being in a changing room then was okay right? lol.

Raoul? How gay of you :)

Psst: Take 1 Raoul shirt. Fly to Bangkok. Bring the Raoul shirt to a Thai tailor whom you trust. Order as much silk as you like, in as many colours/patterns as you like. Get tailor to replicate Raoul pattern with your new silk.

Apparently, this is the latest recipe for getting the most bang for your buck out of a Raoul shirt.

Bought any ties?

Buying your own clothes is not gay. It’s being manly – taking control of your appearance.

Trying on clothes in the changing room and then coming out to model them for your girlfriend/wife or – worst – the salesgirl, now, that is PATHETIC.

I like the stripes. Makes you slim (just in case…) !

If it starts at $119 a pop, then might as well get it tailored. Bangkok is definitely cheaper for tailoring but quality can be suspect, specially if one isnt discerning enough. Once you get tailored shirts, you wouldnt want anymore of those off-the-rack ones, trust me.

Welcome to the Raoul club.

Dude, they is got $75 shirts lah! They see you always pull your pants up to your nipples, dowan to sell to you already.

Err…those shirts look a bit like pyjamas from the ’70s.

What’s wrong with plain white (can match any ties)?

A very good reason why there is a growing trend of homophobia in society is because straight men are jealous of gay’s ability to dress themselves up.

I have a lot of catching up to do.

good executive menswear is an investment. buy a good suit, and it will last you for years. put in that extra buck for a better-than-raoul shirt and it will give you much more mileage. and it’s worth it, too.

i hate to say this, but i judge men i see on the streets by 5 things.

1) face
2) figure
3) posture
4) PANT LENGTH &
5) THE FIT OF HIS SHIRT.

nothing is more embarrassing for a man than too-short pants that reveal his gross hairy ankles.