"I thought that you might." Dolores turned to him and looked thoughtful. Clearly, in this environment, she was in a different state of mind entirely and she looked like she was imagining how everything in the shop might suit him as she appraised him silently.

"Anything too bright would drain your complexion," she said then. As vampires, they were naturally pale already and dark, warm colours suited them far better. "Black would look very well on you, I think, but we must take care to make sure that it is not too drab."

She paused, and gave the cravat in her hand a small wriggle. "This is a good starting point. Now, do you have anything that I am to absolutely not put you in?"