It's not timely, but the photo is too good to waste. Sir Roy Strong is a long-time dandy whose 6x3 double breasted suit, tailored by Blades in 1968, is displayed in the UK's Fashion Museum (he's also a writer, broadcaster, historian, diarist and gardener, former director of The National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum, and High Bailiff of Westminster Abbey).
In the picture, Strong is dressed for gardening supervision in a double breasted cotton suit and ventilated shoes. It's hard to recommend cotton suits for anything other than July afternoons in the garden - linen is usually a better choice. But Strong definitely looks seasonally appropriate even though none of his clothes are to my taste. Well, maybe the hat.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Dressed for Gardening?
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You should see his garden...its stunning. There was an article in one of the Sunday's a while back and he was lounging about in a sik dressing gown, very stylish. Nice to see a member of the UK establishment with long hair
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