The tie that died

Shortly before the news, I spotted Graeme Richards, sporting a golden brown waistcoat with matching tie, and a burgundy shirt. Almost dapper, old fellow, but dapper doesn't cut it in today's modern world.

On to the main event: yes, Mahendra was on duty tonight. But what had happened to his tie? The bold stripes of his former ties had disappeared, all but merged into his shirt...

Let me start from the beginning.

Grey suit. Actually, I quite like that grey suit, it's better than his navy one, so no problem there.

Pink shirt. Pink, even pale pink, does seem slightly frivolous for the news, but I was willing to give Mr Raghunath the benefit of the doubt. After all, it takes a guy with a certain amount of confidence to wear a pink shirt.

But pink shirt - with a white collar?! I thought the clothing industry only made blue shirts with white collars, and then merely to meet the sartorial requirements of motivational speakers (or presidents - ed). Heaven knows where Mahendra dredged up this pink specimen.

The tie. It was white, with pale pink stripes and also, pale red stripes. This sad little tie, seemingly designed to be worn when sipping cocktails on a yacht, just couldn't hack it under the studio's harsh lighting and was upstaged by the hideous pink shirt with a white collar.

You know, I almost liked this tie. I think something could have been made of it, had it been worn with a different outfit and, perhaps, in a different era.

It's a sad day when Mahendra lets his shirt steal the spotlight from his tie. Lets hope he doesn't make this a habit.