Having learnt from Christian Chensvold, Style Writer at the Huffington Post about when rules can and cannot be broken, Ivy Style reader PJG wises everyone up on things they might not have considered:

"Your shirt should be pressed when wearing a tie (if not all the time)
Those horrible sneaker/shoe hybrids should not be worn with a suit to a job interview
Navy blue pants with a Navy blazer is not a “suit”
An Under Armour polo is not appropriate for a wedding."

It seems that these  horrors are to found outside New York:

"Getting out of the bubble that is NYC makes you realize how horrible people dress"



Style Writer, Christian Chensvold approves of this  wisdom:

" Precisely, the people who need the rules don’t even know they exist."

http://www.ivy-style.com/on-the-huffpo-rules-and-rule-breaking.html#comments

Leaving aside the amateur lit crit.

The British have a tradition of flamboyant dress, our military uniforms, court dress and various other 'uniforms' can hardly be called models of restraint. Theatre and drama also loom large.

The Sombre dress and stoic demeanour were really Victorian 'inventions', a reaction against what they considered Georgian excess. The Edwardians then came along and reacted against the Victorians and their excesses.

Last edited by fxh (2012-10-31 04:01:40)