BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN THE SIXTIES were still swinging and when gentlemen’s outfitters advertised their wares in shop windows and not in Windows 11, no mannequin, suited, hatted and shod, would be complete without gloves. From Savile Row to Carnaby Street, and every high street in between, the rule was the same. Even Tommy Nutter fell into line. The sartorial signal sent out to all said “you are only properly dressed when your head and hands are dressed too”.
Times have changed. The King’s coronation saw an array of outfits ill-fitted to the occasion, not to mention those historic and traditional items of apparel that were absent entirely from it. Gone were the coronets and the tiaras, the breeches and the buckles. All cocked hats were kicked out. Only…
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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2023