Looking to spice up your love life in a subtle, classy manner? Then may we suggest taking a tip from David Patrick Columbia over at New York Social Diary, who has the inside scoop on how to invoke that scandalous sexuality of E L James’ Fifty Shades of Grey just by buying your husband the perfect accessory.

While recounting the hoopla and history of other “racy” novels, Mr. Columbia let this tidbit slip:

Meanwhile Cynthia over Archivia told me yesterday she’d ordered a slew of the book because a lot of women on the Upper East Side were buying their husbands silver ties (like Mr. Grey, get it?) as if to “engage” them.

Much easier to buy a tie than convince your hubby that the reason you bought him that Muskrat trapper hat on Christmas was so you can think about Venus in Furs every time you look at him.

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