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    Formal Wear Primer

    Neither do I, really (and would never wear it myself). It's just not wrong. ;)
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    Formal Wear Primer

    I'd dispute that (especially in America, where our UK rules don't always apply and that needs to be taken into account). There are plenty of examples on the black tie guide (and this forum). And as the black tie guide quotes: Right from the start crimson has been there, and it's always been...
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    The Official Panama Hat of the Kentucky Derby

    That happens with Ascot too, but only the women - men generally wear smart casual up to a suit, unless they're in the royal enclosure - then it's full morning dress and top hats required!
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    Formal Wear Primer

    1) Braces are by far the best thing to wear with black tie - a belt adds too much bulk and the waistcoat/cummerbund has an unsightly bulge underneath. 2) I don't know about acceptable, but it would certainly look odd and I'd not do it. A white waistcoat is fine with black tie, but it's a more...
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    The Official Panama Hat of the Kentucky Derby

    Aha! Thanks. Wonder why it's race horsing that's still got the hat association? I suppose it's a) outdoors and b) traditional, and you don't dress up in sports clothes like you can for football, etc.
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    The Official Panama Hat of the Kentucky Derby

    Never heard of the Kentucky Derby myself (I'd say Ascot is the most prominent hat event!), but regardless that's fantastic news. More panama trade makes hat wearing more common (and more acceptable), and keeps the weavers in business!
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    just ordered a Knightsbridge in the color of Cork...

    Tone: I never posted it as I haven't bought one yet (not thinking they'd stop customisations). I don't like dimensional brims (but of course, I could just trim down the brim to 2 3/8 - but then I can't have a larger brim size), and the crown height and taper is set (which I think was the...
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    just ordered a Knightsbridge in the color of Cork...

    Tone: How about a rollable fedora that's at all different to the standard foldaway dimensions? That alone is a great loss.
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    Button it (Trivia)

    I don't like it. It feels very showy and attention-grabbing ("hey, look at me! I have a bespoke suit!"), and goes against the whole thing - Savile Row often even hide the labels so that it's not obvious from looking inside the coat briefly that it's from the Row - because a gentleman would never...
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    Hair cuts

    I used Groom & Clean for a few months (after having tried Brylcreem which for me, just had no hold at all). I found it much better, but still a little too weak a hold for my liking. I swapped over to Dax, but not the pomade - I use Dax Super Neat (in the purple tin). It's water based so washes...
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    Buying first Panama

    You can buy hats from Panama Bob unblocked and have the blocked by a hatter (usually a US based one) - more expensive, but a better quality block (and of course, you can specify exactly how you want it blocked). Edit: Beat to it!
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    Will we ever see a return to more formal clothes?

    I intentionally took speedos as I think that is (at least so far) not done. With time, maybe. :( As AntonAAK said, there are some places that won't let you. There are some places that I can understand justifying it (if you were to wear a tie at an Apple store, you'd not be "hip" and like...
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    Will we ever see a return to more formal clothes?

    I don't think anybody's claiming it's better, just that it's perhaps more appropriate in certain situations. In the same way you wouldn't wear speedos to a wedding, nor black tie to the beach, there's a time and place for all clothing. Some of us feel suit & tie are appropriate at work, others...
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    Will we ever see a return to more formal clothes?

    I'm a computer programmer (or well, a student) and I wear at least a tie if not a suit when studying whenever I can. It puts me in a professional frame of mind & helps me concentrate.
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    Will we ever see a return to more formal clothes?

    If it was sudden, yes. If it's a gradual drop in the use of oil, then perhaps not.
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    Is it too early for a White Dinner Jacket?

    Something I remember being mentioned a while ago on the forum (by Edward, I seem to think, but I might be wrong), is that the original patent leather (Victorian) was a different beast to the modern patent leather - produced in a different way. They wore patent leather a lot more (it was...
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    Will we ever see a return to more formal clothes?

    Regarding the "backlash" or children rebelling against their parents culture - it's a possibility but I don't think it will be all-encompassing. We all know that the 60s was a rebellion against what was felt to be stuffy, repressive, etc., (quite a lot being leftovers from the Victorians), but...
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    Suspender button placement

    Agreed, 2.5" is the distance I aim for. As for positioning - obviously the rear pair should be either side of the centre. I believe the rule with the front pairs is that on "civilian" garments the front button should go above the main pleat/crease, while on "military" garments the rear button...
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    Tropical weather suit

    If you're talking high temperatures, then the coolest method would be high waisted trousers and a single breasted lounge coat. Then the waistband wouldn't show below the coat as long as it's buttoned. A waistcoat or double breasted would add a lot of fabric which somewhat defeats the object of a...
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    Mobile Phones?

    Unfortunately, not a soul in my generation feels that way. Mobiles (and smartphones even more so) are more important than people. I read a great article about when the same train going to Stockholm didn't make it - once in the 60s, once last year (during winter). During the 60s, while the...

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