This is a chain store, and the star icon with a red and blue background indicates that it is part of the West Coast Company property.
Ed stood in front of the store, looking at the large fitting mirror, the translucent glass, the shiny solid wood counter, and the most conspicuous one, the black top hat in the red velvet display case.
Gold was once the representative color of Lyria, and the royal family of Horien had always been proud of the lush and beautiful blond hair in their bloodline. But now, this golden pride has been replaced by black.
This is not only because of His Majesty Emperor Richard II’s black hair, but also because of the industrialization that has spread across the country in Lyria——
Whether it is a home stove or a large boiler in a factory, soot falling in the air can easily adhere to clothing, so black has become the most popular color nowadays.
"The Black Sun", people call this monarch. Although he is afraid of the dark light, he does shine on everything growing in the territory of Lyria.
"Good afternoon, sir." The clerk opened the store door diligently, looked at the flat cap on his head with suspicion, and then looked at the well-made white crow walking stick with an expression full of doubts. It seems that he is thinking about why these two things appear in one person at the same time.
"I want to buy a formal suit to wear to a dinner party." Ed described casually.
He hasn't decided yet on what style to buy. The clothing store seems to have much more choices than the tailor shop. After all, it puts complete sets of clothes in front of people for people to choose from, rather than customizing them according to the customer's requirements.
"Okay sir, please come with me. Our store has many dresses suitable for formal occasions. I will show you around first, and it won't be too late to make your choice."
The clerk led him to a model. He saw that the model was wearing a burgundy tuxedo with elegant sequins and gold and silver thread embroidery. The style was complicated and gorgeous, and the outline of the shoulders was amplified by lines and patterns, giving people a tall look. A feeling of greatness.
"It's best not to be too conspicuous. After all, I'm not the protagonist of this banquet." He waved his hand and said.
After all, he was attending the banquet with a purpose this time, and he might have to do some small tricks. Ed didn't want to be stared at because of his clothing that was too conspicuous.
What's more... the price of this thing is obviously not cheap.
"What do you think of this casual formal suit? It's simple, practical, and restrained. It's most suitable for young people full of hard work."
The clerk showed Ed another new formal suit. This kind of casual formal wear is a semi-formal dress between "casual" and "formal". The straight-line jacket and lapel shirt with clean lines are chic and practical, and are very popular among middle-class youth.
“Is there anything more traditional in style?”
To be fair, Ed liked the dress quite a bit, but a stand-up collar shirt was the norm for formal occasions—at least for now.
You must know that this banquet was full of traditional nobles. In the view of the nobles of the Horse Bandit Party, only the nouveau riche of the Pirate Party and Snitch Party would wear straight jackets with lapels. Wearing this casual formal attire to a banquet may lead to unexpected trouble.
After going around in a circle, Ed finally chose a short dark gray Flax dress, a navy vest and light black tight trousers, and a new pair of black leather shoes.
This old-style dress is elegant and classic in style, and is a fairly traditional "gentleman" dress.
The white crow cane in your hand is decent enough, so there is no need to purchase additional ones. As for hats, wearing a flat cap will definitely not allow you to enter the main entrance...
Ed looked at the top hat on the display cabinet. This kind of big hat with a height of 40 centimeters is really not to his taste, and it is very particular. If a businessman wears a Lord's style hat, he will probably be ridiculed by the experts.
He couldn't distinguish the messy doorways, and the most important thing was... this thing was expensive, and it took a lot of effort to maintain and store it.
In the end, Ed chose a black bowler hat with a tight brim. This kind of hat was relatively cheaper and more durable than the top hat, and it didn't have as much red tape.
"Eleven pounds 7 shillings, if you buy them all you can wipe them out."
The cashier put his hand on the pepper shaker-like hand-cranked calculator, turned the clearing ring, skillfully slid the slider button and turned the crank, took a final look at the degree and said.
so cheap? ! Ed was a little surprised.
In his impression, it would cost about 20 pounds to find a tailor to customize such a set of clothes. The price of clothes in a ready-made clothing store is about one-third or even half cheaper than that of a tailor, and there are many styles to choose from.
No wonder there are more and more ready-to-wear stores opening today. If I had known, I wouldn’t have had to ask anyone to borrow money from the beginning...
"No problem, I want it."
“You pay a half deposit upfront and we will re-tweak the size to fit your body for free.”
"Approximately how long will it take?"
"We guarantee that the cutting will be completed within seven days, but the specific time may fluctuate slightly. Would you like to pay by cash or check?"
Ed directly took out his wallet and paid the full amount. Due to work reasons, most agents don't like to use checks, not to mention that he doesn't even have his own bank account:
"I'll come and pick it up in five days, okay?"
"Of course, thank you for your patronage."
The cashier pulled the rocker, recorded the account on the button of the hand-operated cash register, opened the drawer, put the money away, and said:
"By the way, please allow me to remind you that due to the fabric, it is best not to use an agitator washing machine when washing this set of clothes."
The main component of the agitator washing machine is a round wooden barrel, which is equipped with a straight shaft with paddle-shaped leaves. A small household steam engine provides power and controls the crank rotating shaft connected to it to wash clothes.
The most important thing is that the price of this thing is too expensive. The money you spend to buy it can completely hire a laundry maid to wash your clothes for five years - the service life of this kind of agitator washing machine may not even be five years.
As for this fashionable product, Ed, a former maintenance worker, only gave it four words: "The future is promising." I am afraid that except for some crazy snitch party technology enthusiasts, no normal person would buy this kind of thing.
"I know, thank you for reminding me, I'm not that forward yet."
