Probably he's an English Trad Fogey Whatever hero. Both for his views & his dress. I'll ask my bro. & report back. Prince Charles gets more attention these days. I never see either of them when I'm out drinking... I only ever used to bump into that crowd at the Opera House (Mrs Away isn't low-brow like me). They're OK I'm sure, they just dont have much to do with my life.
M.

My understanding is that Madras is a light-weight Indian hand-loomed cotton fabric in origin.
The Madras checks came about as an attempt to copy Regimental Tartans when the British were in India. They got the colours a bit wrong & the vegetable dyes used were unstable & the rest is history.
I think I like Madras checks more then I like Tartans, but I do like Tartans very much.
Maybe the rule is Madras checks for the spring & summer, and Tartans for Autumn/Winter?
Only AHAT can rule on that though. Any thoughts AHAT?
Miles.

Sorry AHAT - My clumsy wording again -
What I want are the rules on when I may wear Madras & when I may wear Tartan.
I suspect Madras = Hot. Tartan = Cold.
So Madras at Christmas would be as damning as Tartan in August.
M.

Thanks again, although keeping of good cheer is getting to be hard work with all these rules to remember.
I've been leafing through the OPH again to remind myself of what's what and to be honest I think I'd be lost without it sometimes.
People make fun of it, but without it & AHAT where else would people who weren't born to Trad learn about the correct things to do?
M.