Pretty Printed Cotton

I dispute your claim that boys always wore ties. At school maybe, but not all the time.

Non nobis Domine. I was also bound by a school tie.

The new tie, made to order from this pattern, arrived today and is a disappointment. The colours are very muted, the contrast low, and the background a dull Navy Blue when it should be black.

Ah well, good try. But so what? The only occasions I get nowadays to wear a dark tie are funerals.

Dull navy sounds better than black, though the pattern would be better suited to a frock.

Fair enough. I'll have one made to measure.

Show off your slim legs.

Those were the days. Today I keep my flabby, diseased old body covered up.

It can't be that flabby if you keep up with the walking.