GARMENT, TYPE OF
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Coat
Duffel
Coat
As a
fashion item, the paddington coat transferred from Trad Jazz fans to Skiffle
ones.
Evening Dress
In the
late 19thC white tie developed as a dress code. It was worn in public nearly every evening.
King
Edward VII popularised black tie and dinner jacket. White tie became reserved for the formal
occasions.
Hosiery
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Also: CLOTH MANUFACTURING & TREATMENT Dye,
Poisonous Hosiery
Matching
Socks
The
humourist Peter Cook's later years were chaotic. A degree of order was furnished by Lin Chong
(1945-2016), who became his third wife.
Prior to their marriage she would visit his home and try to steer it
towards some domestic order. She
discovered that he had numerous socks but only two matching pairs.
Location:
17 Perrin's Walk, Hampstead, NW3 6TH.
Cook's home from 1974 to 1995.
Kilts
In 2003
it was reported that the Office for National Statistics had backed down after
it had tried to make kiltmakers fill out forms that classified kilts as
womenswear. The matter had been resolved
following talks that had involved the European Union and the Scottish
Executive.1
The
Patels were granted a tartan in 2013.
Location:
1 Myddleton Street, EC1R 1UW. (London office)
Website:
www.tartansauthority.com (The Scottish Tartan Authority)
1. It is to be hoped that the fact that the Office's headquarters are
located in Wales had nothing to do with the incident.
Suits
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Also: TAILORS
Trousers
Women
The
lawyer and diarist Arthur Munby (1828-1910) took an interest in the fact that
women coal sorters were at the forefront of women wearing trousers in the
workplace.
David
Backhouse 2024