[Earl of Ormonde]

Lovely with the DB waistcoat and the curve of the hat.

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

In the words of my old & very eccentrically English Flight Lieutenant:

"Sarn't, the men look like an absolute sha'r, get them sorted."

And I'd say the same about this group, they do like like an absolute shower! I wonder who advised them on sizes. It looks like they just took whatever the suit hire shop had in on that day. I think they look awful. And the hats look like the kind of toy hats you buy in a masquerade shop along with fake kilts, French maids uniforms, Vampire capes and false boobs!

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

and this one much appreciates my desire to dress up.

Say no more sailor, :icon_smile_wink: Or is firefighter? Or pilot? :icon_smile_big:

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

EDIT: just realised the date of the OP is several years ago! Oh well...

Oops, I hadn't noticed that at all. I usually do, I just missed it this time in my shock at seeing such a scruffy, ill-clad bunch in morning dress:icon_smile_big:

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

One alternate way to get some white into the waistcoat is to have it slipped. You can find a picture of a slipped waistcoat here:

https://media.photobucket.com/image/waistcoat slip/Satorarepo/Waistcoat_slip.jpg

Why would anyone want a slipped waistcoat? Very unelegant I think.

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

WOOL FELT!!!??? My impression has long been that only the cheapest, nastiest hats--the kinds of things you would buy from a costume shop--are made of wool felt.

Exactly, and that is exaclty what I wrote earlier in this thread.

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

What do you think are the nicest shoes for this?

Plain black Oxfords owuld be my first choice. Or if you want to add more of the Victorian or Edwardian touch then black lace-up dress boots. It wasn't until about the '20s that shoes had the majority share of formal/dress footwear.