Inside P Lal Store

[Gatsby]

Made it to KL a few weeks ago. Thought you guys might enjoying seeing what P Lal looks like and some bonus color commentary:

The store front. Apparently they are quite famous locally. The doorman at Le Meridien didn't understand my laughable attempt at pronouncing KL street names. When I eventually showed him my print out map he exclaimed, "Oh P Lal store!" and then jibbered something undescipherable to the cabbie.

The C&J rack. Really nothing else to look at in the whole store but here. The first floor is full of winter clothing. Felt more like TJ MAXX than B1 of Men's Isetan. I suppose that's how they keep their prices so cheap.

The majority of the second floor is flooded with shoe boxes and a couple scattered benches. The clientele was not exactly the American Psycho look alike contest. There was an elderly Chinese husband trying on a pair of Mertons (the shoes looked fabulous, but CJ 348 just didn't "work" on him). Also bumped into a couple of Nigerian fellows picking up some Weymouths (in the background). They were sporting some serious gold bling as well.

While there was no champagne provided to polish my shoes, I did get a logo plastic pen! In all honesty, it broke the first time I tried it.

All in all, you buy from P Lal for the same reason you get shirts at Jantzen or suits at WW Chan -- the price. I have been to all three locations and not one of them feels "high class." Mind you, this is not a complaint, as I adore all the products I have purchased from these guys. I suppose the moral simply is that luxury and style can be quite disjointed.


FYI: I picked up a pair of black Saviles

 

[amerikajinda]

Excellent post! Thanks for providing an inside look...

 

[Philip1978]

Thanks for the report, I have wondered what the store was like, having only been to the web site.

 

[edmorel]

Awesome, thanks for the pics.

 

[Tarmac]

Wow, awesome!

 

[dkzzzz]

Awesome. I want that pen.

 

[Tibo]

Originally Posted by dkzzzz

Awesome. I want that pen.

That aside, one could have told from their website that they aren't exactly high end. But the deal is just too good to be missed (a 35% rebate here).

 

[Faded501s]

Nice report and pics. I've only heard of it here on SF and didn't realize it was bricks and mortar.

 

[sho'nuff]

thanks this is cool! didnt even know that plal was a brick and mortar

 

[CaptChaos]

Cool, thanks for posting!