26 People from the pas (2/2)

”What are you thinking about, S?”, asked Hannah.

”This is my first time buying men's clothes. I'm not sure how to decide.”, Samantha pondered while she crossed her arms.

”It's not that hard... both look nice, just pick one. Like this.”, Hannah pointed at the suit on the left near her.

”I don't know... I feel like this one on the right would look better.”

While the two friends were talking, a man in a fancy brown suit not far from them heard what they were discussing. He was on his phone checking the stock market online when he noticed the two. He walked over and tapped Samantha's shoulder. ”Hi... sorry to interrupt, I couldn't help but overhear you, ladies, earlier. You seem to have a hard time choosing which to buy?”, he said with a gentle smile.

Samantha looked at Hannah, and Hannah looked at the guy as if she was criticizing his looks. The man in a brown suit was tall, handsome and looked stylish, probably he knows a lot about suits; maybe he can help them?

Hannah nodded, ”Uhh... yeah, my friend here wants to buy a tux for her boyfriend but we don't know which one is better?”.

”Ah... I see, well I don't mind helping. I'm still waiting for mine anyways. So, what's the occasion?”.

This time, Samantha answered, ”It's a corporate event. A formal one, company anniversary.”.

The man nodded and pointed to the tux on the left, ”Look at this part, these are lapels. This particular type is peaked, they are more noticeable and are more dramatic. People usually wear these kinds of tuxes for special occasions, although a lot of shorter men would prefer to wear this because they give the impression of height.”, he pointed to the ones he is wearing, ”Unlike mine, these ones are notched which are the most common and are typical for everyday suits.”.

”Oh... I didn't notice it before but there really is a difference between this one and the one that you're wearing.”, Hannah eyed the left tux.

”What about this? I like this the most. But still, I have no clue.”, Samantha said as she pointed to the one on the right.

The man smiled and said, ”You have good taste. This tux has shawl collars, another type of lapel. They are most often worn on black-tie or gala events. They are somewhat more relaxed compared to other types but are considered the most elegant out of these tuxes.”.

As soon as he finished speaking, a staff called him, ”Mr. Yoo, we're ready for you. Please come over.”

”I'll be off then, good luck, ladies.”, he said before he left.

”That guy... was such a hunk, wasn't he?”, Hannah said as she looked at the man's back. But Samantha didn't even pay attention.

”Okay, I've decided to get this one.”, Samantha said as she instructed the saleslady to pack the tuxedo with shawl collars.

Just as they were paying, Daniel Cho arrived at the shop and came over to them. ”So, have you finished your shopping?”, he said as soon as Samantha noticed him.

”Hi... Yeah, they're packing it now. We're just waiting for it.”, Samantha leaned when Daniel placed an arm on her waist.

”Hello, Mr. Cho.”, Hannah greeted.

”I hope you're doing well, Ms. Chu, also you can call me Daniel, no need to be formal.”

”Only if you call me Hannah, then.”, Hannah and Samantha smiled.

”Okay, Hannah.” Daniel chuckled.

”Ma'am, here's your tux. Thank you for your purchase. Please come again.”, said the saleslady while handing her a garment bag.

When they were about to leave, the man in a brown suit from earlier appeared from a room at the corner of the shop.