ok, so here's the Plan....

this is the scarf i've been wanting and waiting for since November of last year. its called the Plan Echarpe in noir:

i was told it wasn't allocated to Australia for some reason. but my super SA persevered and managed to have one transferred from overseas. it finally arrived today in time for our southern Autumn season which officially begins in 1 March.

its a double faced 100% silk twill scarf which is part of the Men's F/W 2008-09 runway show:

measuring 152x32cms. its long and light enough to be worn as a necktie too:

reflecting the runway show's theme of bank heists and quick getaways, the scarf is printed with the floor plan blueprints of the Louis Vuitton Maison on 101 Champs-Elysees, Paris.

like they say... it pays to plan ahead. i must devise a plan of attack for when i make another pilgrimage to the Mothership:

i enter through the main doors like everybody else but do a quick right turn up the flight of stairs skipping the massive and always chaotic bag bar - its predominantly women's bags and accessories anyway - and straight into the Men's Fashion section:

i gingerly try on that lambskin bomber jacket... "i'll take it". linger there for a little longer deciding which runway bag to take home. when the selection/s been made, tell Manuel (the friendly and patient SA i met the last time) to wrap it/them up. then we proceed next to the Men's Casual area:

pick up two pairs of their jeans: indigo and black, a couple of novel t-shirts and maybe a few small accessories. followed by a brief stop at Men's Formal:

admire the shawl-collared tux on the dummy for a moment... oh what the heck, "i'll take this too."

"very well sir."

i might as well get a fine wrist watch to wear with the new tux right?

try on a couple or five (tee-hee) but settle for the solid gold Emprise watch with the black dial.

and just as i was about to commit the final coup des grâce at the Fine Jewellery Department:

.....i wake up from another one of those lucid dreams.... *le sigh*