The London Lounge

Greetings Gentlemen:
What has everyone thought about what Prince Charles has been wearing during his visit to the USA? From what I have seen on the news he has been looking pretty sharp.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

He pretty much always does.

What was the flower he had in his lapel. It looked like a poppy. I think it may have been the same type as worn in the 60 Minutes interview.

I think it's a faux poppy. British royals and politicians wear it in the days leading up to the Armistice that ended WWI. I'm not sure if the tradition is explictly tied to the poem "Flanders Field" or not, but there is at least a kinship. A true Brit could tell us more.

A red paper poppy, symbol of the Royal British Legion's annual poppy appeal. The British Legion is a charity caring for ex-servicemen. In the run-up to Rememberance Sunday, the poppy appeal is launched every year to collect donations. Virtually everybody in the UK wears one in the buttonhole at this time of the year.

It is not a sartorial statement.

One remembers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, where a crucial clue was the lack of a poppy on a corpse discovered on Remembrance Day-- at a club frequented by military men, no less.

I wondered about the Remeberance Day tie-in. I also noticed that in photos of David Blunkett he also had one. The VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars), here in the States, also use the sale of artificial poppies as a fund raiser. However it it done in the spring rather than at Veterans Day (11/11.)

Concordia wrote:One remembers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, where a crucial clue was the lack of a poppy on a corpse discovered on Remembrance Day-- at a club frequented by military men, no less.

That and the rigger mortis issues associated with his being shoved into a phone booth!

Well, Dorothy L. Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey always appeared a man about town of impeccable taste. However, history relates that her own personal style was extremely odd, and her exposure to true bespoke tailoring could have been remote at best when she wrote her early books. I still cannot forgive her / his derogatory comments about DB waistcoats. The angle at which he wore his tophat could also be reproached (inspired by the then PoW's somewhat raffish tastes?)

Anyway, some of the most enjoyable and erudite crime fiction ever written. Style in fiction. Probably worth a separate post. Some other time.

Personal style can be odd and still effortlessly chic.



She has a certain Gertrude Steinish look about her.

He looks great, as usual. Does anyone know if, besides his country gear, he ever wears a SB jacket? It seems to me he only wears DB.

I have not seen the POW in a SB coat.

He has been his usual sharp dresser during the visit and if you look at some of the photos taken with various American leaders, dramatically demonstrates the difference in fit between bespoke and top level RTW that hasn't been properly tailored.

Also, was shocked to see how many guests at the WH banquet were wearing dinner clothes that looked rented. Its one thing to rent for the Prom, but I had assumed that members of the Legislature would own their own tuxedos.