Tan gabardine suit with a gray grenadine necktie and acorn punched cap oxfords. The shirt has white collar and cuffs and a gray body with black and white pencil stripes. And, obviously, maroon braces. Like shirts, braces were considered underwear during the years when a man never removed his jacket outside the privacy of his dressing room.
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Will,
Can you speak more about this? It is interesting to learn about what was considered one thing in times past but has become something different today.
Also, I am always struck in the summer months by the thought of wearing a jacket, it is so hot, even here in Vermont, and I have air conditioning at work. What did men do with the heat?
-Justin
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There is a story in one of his biographies of the Prince of Wales at a party in the South of France in summer after the War, clad head to toe in tweed with sweat pouring off him.
I never remove my jacket, but I wear a lot of linen, which performs well in the heat, outdoors. In air conditioning, tropical weight clothing is not too warm.
Is it bad form to expose one's braces? If I believe it will be too hot out to wear a suitcoat the entire day or there will be some occassion to remove it, should I wear a belt instead?
It was once bad form. Today there are few who will object.
Still, a belt would be better.
Thanks. As much as I prefer a belt, I feel a little bit awkward wearing braces without a coat when outside the office (e.g. down to the lobby). I think my new rule is to leave the jacket on if I need to get on the elevator. Of course, what's the point of wearing a nice pair of Trafalgar braces if no one sees you in them?
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