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- Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:36 pm
- Forum: Elegant Living
- Topic: The Rt. Honorary form of address
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8098
This is quite complex: Right Honourable applies mainly to Privy Councillors (government ministers are , as well as other people, PCs). It is also a prefix for peers of the realm who, if they are PCs append PC to the end of their titles as they are already Rt Hons. Ordinary members of the house of c...
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:09 pm
- Forum: Elegant Living
- Topic: Great One Liners
- Replies: 117
- Views: 27799
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:06 pm
- Forum: Elegant Living
- Topic: Preparing for a new Depression
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5417
HS - I think we must show what we Brits like to call "Dunkirk Spirit". That is to say, facing down adversity with straight back, stiff upper lip and, most importantly, by pulling together. For those not familiar with the term, it was coined following the evacuation of the British Army from the beac...
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:04 pm
- Forum: Elegant Living
- Topic: CRUISES
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4793
Perhaps very elegant living may be experienced aboard those majestic British liner cruiseships such as the QEII. Formal dress, ballroom dining, candlelight dining, fine wine, POSH cabins, live orchestras, impressive floorshows, etc. A transatlantic crossing on a Cunarder is still a bastion of civil...
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:55 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Lightweight suit - Florence, London or Paris?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2349
Lightweight suit - Florence, London or Paris?
I'll be in Paris for a working trade-show in June, the hottest and most uncomfortable time to be there! In true British style, we will be required to wear dark suits with the awful British black shoes - no continental style allowed for us with the antiqued brown shoes I prefer! I'm very keen to get ...
- Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Duke of Windsor's bow tie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4197
Duke of Windsor's bow tie
The Duke of Windsor had an interesting formal bow tie. Any ideas if it was a special tie, or is it in the knot? (By the way, a gorgeous velvet smoking jacket with the shawl lapel!) Apologies that the images are not coming up - what am I doing wrong?! http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3320568r...
- Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:59 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Patent oxfords - black flat silk laces
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1894
Patent oxfords - black flat silk laces
Gentlemen Aware of several posters' ongoing search for these laces, I though I'd make my first post bearing good news. GJ Cleverley have a stock, and will mail them out. They're priced at the princely sum of GBP10 per pair. http://www.gjcleverley.co.uk/contactus.html 44 (0) 20 7493 0443 They went th...