Gent's summer fashions - Esky June '36

[Anthony Jordan]

Following on from the interest shown in my last crop of Esky illustrations, here are the fruits of a recent eBay purchase which I thought you might be interested to share:

Henley Regatta:

A formal country wedding:

[Note the notched-lapel, 2-button morning coat, cloth topped boots[?] and what looks suspiciously like a turndown collar on the best man, along with the page boy's eton collar and the slipped waistcoat and bow tie being worn by the father of the bride. I also find the grey coat with non-matching trousers an interesting touch; I usually associate that shade of coat with matching trousers. The groom appears to be wearing a white d/b waistcoat and shoes with a row of broguing across the toecap]

And some summer fashions:

[Apologies for the fact that this one has some loss at the margins, due to the limitations of my scanner. The hat is the "Jippa-jappa", in case you can't make out the writing.]

More to follow when I have time.

Anthony

 

[the plunger]

A couple times around here I have seen people dress like that first photo.

 

[Holdfast]

My current commute takes me through Henley twice a day and I will still be doing said commute at the time of the regatta. I therefore have to say that I have mixed feelings about the event... unless I can get a bit of annual leave to coincide with the merry pageant.

Lovely pictures, as always from Esky. The bride looks remarkably demure. One might even say pensive.

 

[zjpj83]

The herringbone/houndstooth trousers with the morning coat (in the background of the second picture) seem an odd choice. Thoughts?

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

The herringbone/houndstooth trousers with the morning coat (in the background of the second picture) seem an odd choice. Thoughts?

The trousers are classic Prince of Wales but the jacket is too light gray for my taste.

 

[zjpj83]

The popped collars certainly have come back....

 

[j]

I think I want one of those white-piped regatta jackets.

 

[Lucky Strike]

Originally Posted by j

I think I want one of those white-piped regatta jackets.
- Sir! Are you a member of this club? Ralph Lauren sells them now - they're part of the ball-boy/club official collection they made for Wimbledon.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

The herringbone/houndstooth trousers with the morning coat (in the background of the second picture) seem an odd choice. Thoughts?

They never really went away; the boaties at my old college* tended to wear their blazers (and, indeed, rugby shirts) this way and it was a tradition that went at least as far back as the 1930s.

The UCBC blazer is a rather handsome creation of white flannel piped cardinal (the college colour - a type of maroon)

* University College, Durham

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by Anthony Jordan

They never really went away; the boaties at my old college* tended to wear their blazers (and, indeed, rugby shirts) this way and it was a tradition that went at least as far back as the 1930s.

The UCBC blazer is a rather handsome creation of white flannel piped cardinal (the college colour - a type of maroon)

* University College, Durham
cool - my mother read Geography at Druham

 

[masterfred]

Anthony, this is off-topic, but did you participate in Cantate Domino while at Durham?

 

[Dragon]

Nice popped collars and notch lapels

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Originally Posted by masterfred

Anthony, this is off-topic, but did you participate in Cantate Domino while at Durham?

Would that be the recording of the same name by the University College Chapel choir? Unfortunately not, as I have all the innate musicality of a small squeaky plastic duck (that has lost its squeak.) I used to love listening to them at choral evensong on a Thursday, though.

 

[LARon]

What's wrong with light gray for summer? (I've got one under consideration right now.)

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by LARon

What's wrong with light gray for summer? (I've got one under consideration right now.)

You've got a light gray morning coat in the works?