Gentlemen's Attire

LouisFerdinand · Jan 31, 2020

How Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria of England, got dressed in 1848

Giri · Feb 6, 2020

I note the almost complete disappearance of the gent´s tailored jacket.
I still wear white cotton jackets which are perfect for the sub-tropics, and for cooler days I have a Harris tweed, woven in the far frozen north on looms made from shipwrecks and old bicycles.
It´s all about the pockets.
Where else would I keep the ball of garden twine, the bag of mint imperials, penknife, keys, library tickets and half a ham sandwich?

Thankfully, hats are still very popular here in Andalusia, you really need to keep the sun out of your eyes, and if, like me, you´re a bit thin on top that´s one place you really don´t want sunburned. I have amassed a fair collection with varying degrees of sobriety.
In extremis, even the ubiquitous baseball cap serves the purpose.
(But not with the tweed).
There are limits.

LouisFerdinand · Feb 7, 2020

Harris Tweed vs. Irish Tweed

LouisFerdinand · Feb 16, 2020

How to tie a Bow Tie

LouisFerdinand · Feb 29, 2020

How often do men wear leather dress gloves?

Giri · Mar 1, 2020

Wearing dress leather gloves with sandals would of course be a dreadful faux pas, and I´ve been in sandals all winter.
However, whenever I´m gardening in a spot which may conceal the dreaded Scolopendra, they are de rigueur.
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Sean Regan · Mar 1, 2020

I've several pears of gloves
Gardening, "brickying". several dofferent Golf gloves for wet or dry conditions.
Even my leccy golf trolley has mitts which Velcro on.