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  1. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    Personally I do not like backless waistcoats as they do not hug the body like a full back one does so they tend to move about and billow because the sides are not anchored to the body thus free to move outwards away from the body, especially when you sit down. A better form if one must have a...
  2. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    The notion of wearing pumps with bare feet like slippers fills me with dread... I've had a few people (who should know better) think that red socks for evening dress is proper when I could not find a shread of evidence that it was so, notwithstanding the fact that it does not logically fit in...
  3. Charlie Huang

    Toppers Unite

    One of my friends in the UK has in his possession a brown silk topper. Brown on on the left compared to the black one on the right. Currently at Patey's being restored. He also told me that they also have a vintage grey silk topper in their possession, size 6 7/8, costs £2000. I have the...
  4. Charlie Huang

    Toppers Unite

    Read my blog first: http://chwolfenbloode.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/guide-to-buying-a-top-hat/ Depending on your hat size, you could get a rather cheap one for under £100 or a very expensive one for the large...
  5. Charlie Huang

    Toppers Unite

    Nice!
  7. Charlie Huang

    Chuckles' Morning jacket

    Not really. Favourbrook's braid trimmed morning coats are a big seller for them. http://favourbrook.com/shop/product/Favourbrook-Morning-Coat-Black-Gotha-Herringbone-Wool-FBMJ53b/
  8. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    I think you can only have them vintage or by having one made. All RTW and hired marcella waistcoats are of the same old boring model: SB, shawl lapel with square ends, 3 studs, two pointed hem, backless, etc and I always advocate getting a special one in a different pattern (different shape...
  9. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    Those shoes are Fr. Bown's and he claims they are appropriate for white tie. They are not and I don't know where he got his information from. White spats or galoshes with white tie interferes with the line of the bottom half of the body and make you look like you're wearing white socks and draws...
  10. Charlie Huang

    Toppers Unite

    http://charlesrupertdomeki.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/letter-to-the-times-regarding-toppers/ A letter in The Times and a comment in The Spectator. Not bad for a days job.
  11. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    It depends on the nature of the decorations and the occasion as well as location (i.e. country). There's a difference between national and local awards and some might say local awards are not really 'decorations'.
  13. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    I don't think it really matters as you won't be able to see the socks. But if you really wish to be anal about it then yes, they should match the cloth or be black or grey to match the trousers.
  14. Charlie Huang

    Morning dress

    Whatever the direction of the pleats go, it is up to you. I prefer forward pleats as they show the crease more. In anycase, a good tailor could change the way they face. As for 30/32 trousers, there are some on eBay that crop up. Look at the usual places like Hogspear and Style Service for them.
  15. Charlie Huang

    Morning dress

    It is delish, Simon.
  16. Charlie Huang

    Old Town Clothing?

    I've got a shirt from them in English woven cotton. Very good and it is to vintage proportions.
  17. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    Well yes, hence why I said 'in Britain'. Now comes the paradox: is it correct to wear your own country's decorations in your own country's conventions in a foreign country that has a different convention or must you wear them in the said country's convention even though it is aganist your...
  19. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    The bit about wearing the riband under the waistcoat does not apply in Britain. It is always worn over the waistcoat or if wearing a military tunic over that. Never worn on morning dress. The Court Dress book describes this in detail...
  20. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    You forget that most decorations of the highest level involve a sash/riband worn over the waistcoat which would make wearing a watch on a chain impractical and illogical.
  21. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    You wear it clipped onto the fob pocket of your trousers (or breeches) with the watch inside the pocket and the ribbon dangeling outside. This is supported by numerous images. Never understood it being used on the waistcoat pocket and have only seen it done once in a film with Rupert...
  22. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    You should not wear bands without white tie as that is legal dress (or clerical dress if wearing a cassock). Oh yes, if you're in Holy Orders you can wear a cassock as well for subfusc (often worn with the DD gown).
  23. Charlie Huang

    Formal Wear Primer

    Just received clarification from the Oxford Proctors: '“Dark” doesn’t necessarily mean black. For instance, dark blue would also be acceptable. The definition could be extended to full evening dress or morning dress (provided that the trousers were sufficiently dark), however the Proctors might...

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