To put a WW2 spin on the thread, here is a photo of me in my whistle and regimental tie with Günter Halm, a Knight's Cross holder. The photo was taken in April 2015 at Fallingbostel and the occasion was a dinner during 2nd Close Support Battalion REME's memorable weekend to mark the relief of Stalags XIB and 357. Halm won his KC with 21st Panzer Division in North Africa, see: Günter Halm - Wikipedia
I agree with Clive. I have never worn a hat to work, but always a suit with tie. That said, I am somewhat of a dinosaur nowadays. Most of my male peers never wear a suit, never mind a tie and some wear jeans + t-shirts to the office (but smart casual to clients). What’s the world coming to?
Try reading The Chap. They are having a collection of old tweeds and corduroys for those that can only afford branded sportswear ! Most of these sportswear clad types, could not run a tap.
John Reith would have had dear Tim's nuts on a toasting fork before you'd tuned in to Daventry National. Kind regards, always, Jim. P.S. If you value yours don't mention Band Waggon!
I always think how uncomfortable working smart back in the days when men dressed up for manual work For completeness
In the dim and distant days when we worked on New year's Day, we went to work straight from a party (where we got engaged). My future husband was threatened with dismissal for not wearing his tie which he had inadvertently left at the party. He was in the computer department and had absolutely no contact with anybody other than his departmental colleagues.
and I always thought you wore the Dartmoor tie - silly me for confusing the old comrades ties or else I need to have my ears syringed Keep taking the pills TD
One of my friends told me that after he was hired at Volvo North America in the late seventies he was told to go down the street and sit in the IBM parking lot and then to dress like those guys. EDIT: Found this: IBM Archives: IBM attire
I must confess that I have only worn a tie once in my life: When they took the picture for my troop ID card in the Bundeswehr 35 years ago. On representative occasions, I wear either a bow tie or a turtleneck....
A quick search for US enlistments after Pearl Harbor. I bet most of the suits were bought for high school graduation and were the only one they had. That was my dad's case.
A count of one of my tie racks revealed 27 various military ties from over the years; I can think of 3 others that are adrift and two (shades of) khaki ones that must be in the shed. Sadly, most only get aired at funerals or memorials now. I really ought to make a record of what some are. I smiled at CL1’s offering above, minding how even when filleting fish at Hull’s St Andrew’s Dock circa 1934, the ex-WW1 chaps would not just think of wearing a tie: but also a tie pin as well ....... The photo does not show their common footwear ..... exampled below: Trainers, you see, ‘wood just not cut it’ - puns intended. The unseen photographer was a regular tie wearer, too, as evinced by a post-WW2 losses claim that he submitted to his Regimental Paymaster (as instructed by MI9) for material escape liabilities and thence to War Office (F.4.P.W) in Whitehall, which included: 1 set of pyjamas (sent from UK converted to overalls), 1 fountain pen (for forging), 7 shirts, 4 ties, 3 sets of overalls, 4 wristwatches, 1 pair of leather slippers (converted to shoes), 1 Australian SD jacket (converted to a Wehrmacht tunic top), 1 wristwatch type compass, 1 silver cigarette case (for barter), 1 silver cigarette lighter (for barter), 1 gold signet ring (for barter) etc,etc .... But that is for another thread.
Things started to go down hill, when Banks (employees that is) when they introduced dress down Friday.
Nice one mate,I had forgotten about dress down Friday turned a bit sour when blokes started turning up in football shirts which were somewhat ill fitting
Without a doubt, suitable headgear is THE item of clothing that distinguishes the gentleman from the ordinary lad! I wear beanies, straw hats, borsalinos etc and a whole collection of flat caps (no newsies......and please spare me vulgar baseball caps!!) But my absolute gem is a "chapeau-claque" from 1937 (I also have a vintage "Stresemann suit" to go with it). I have only worn this combination three times, but it was always THE eye-catcher. ....which is unfortunately also a sign that terms like "style" and "taste" are inexorably becoming foreign words.....sigh
Yes and I bet you look good in them I ( as stated before) cannot wear a hat wrong face/headsize to suit anything headgear wise
