Gluestick Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Having in the past been taking tea in the old Ritz Hotel in Picadilly on the first day of Ascot Week, it was always a haven for the great and the good who retreated for a decent pot of tea and thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches and other traditional British Summertime delicacies, and a rest, prior to a long bath in their suites, no doubt before changing for dinner.This picture in the London Metro on Friday suggests that the subjects are "Well dressed ladies.......................!Well, perhaps it's me, but to my rather cynical eye they remind me of a gang of schlappers, overdressed to the nines in typical appalling taste on their annual jolly outing to some refined seaside resort such as Margate or Clacton!See here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 For "well dressed" read "appallingly over-dressed and tasteless".EDIT Sorry - you already said that! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 That's what you get in a classless society, nobody knows their place anymore [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 class or lack of it will always show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessfou Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Given the way most of the legs are splayed at the knees, I think that:(a) either they're a bunch of trannies, or(b) they've already consumed a gallon of Pimm's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Obviously never been taught how to sit in a short skirt as I was! Never ceasses to amaze me how little dress sense both sexes have to day, mutton dressed as lamb in many cases, slavishly following fashion with not the faintest idea whether it suits them or not. Growing old gracefully knowing what suits is a lost art it seems (except for those of us of a certain age .......!!) And don't get me started on those who wear black when it's the last colour they should wear. Non-colour as far as I'm concerned, for funerals and the occasional serious business meeting (for the latter contrasted with bright red or some such non funereal colour is the only way I'm prepared to consider it). I gather the black and white this year was to "celebrate" the 50th (?) anniversary of Beaton's costumes in My Fair Lady!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 On a similar note, another young maiden with wonderfully restrained taste in her choice of wedding attire............................................One wonders in which lap dancing club her intended spouse first made her acquaintance?[IMG]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/Michaeleff/SchlapperBride.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Gluey, are they real? Or did you digitally enhance them, you naughty boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I was sitting at my 'puter on Friday, browsing the forum during the dull-as-ditchwater fashion rubbish bits of Royal Ascot (why we have to watch this drivel during the best week of flat racing in the year, is beyond me) when my o/h walked in. Pointing at the "style gurus" on screen he said "And they have the cheek to tell other people how to dress?" Summed it up for me.Dress for yourself. Feel comfortable and happy. St*ff whatever anybody else thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Liberated takes on a new meaning in that foto.Frankly if my bride to be had turned up like that at the wedding I would have legged it before they got down the aisle. Makes you proud to have some decency left.They are a bit of an insult to lapdancers too I think.Isn't the guy Gary Linekar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Why did she bother with a dress, when she could have saved money by wearing a skirt and still got the same effect ???[blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Maybe you all can help me........I'm going to a wedding in the UK in october , and I wonder what I should wear.. Apparently women wear hats for weddings in the UK..Is it necessary to wear a dress? what about an elegant " tailleur pantalon" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="sweet 17"]Gluey, are they real? Or did you digitally enhance them, you naughty boy![/quote]Photo exact as is, Sweets.Received by email from an equally cynical chum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 We went out to lunch on Tuesday and spent several minutes wondering what the female in the sleeveless, tight black dress, no hosiery (but fake tan) and bright pink fascinator (its a hat, guys [:)] ) opposite was actually doing, pacing the pavement with that 'must have' mobile phone clutched to her ear outside the local pub - given it was already 1pm, even though we are only about 30 mins from Ascot, she would have been unfashionably late...and just plain unfashionable actually [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="Frenchie"]Maybe you all can help me........I'm going to a wedding in the UK in october , and I wonder what I should wear.. Apparently women wear hats for weddings in the UK..Is it necessary to wear a dress? what about an elegant " tailleur pantalon" ? [/quote]Depends on the wedding, Frenchie.Oftimes, as one might say, people have these days, surreal perspective to wedding attire!I would suggest that you discretely, try some background research.It used to be de rigeure for ladies to wear hats in any church, as a mark of respect. No real lady, of course, would dare go out when dressed without a hat and gloves.However in these denim infested days of unisex with women having shaved heads and flat chests and men having long hair and wearing makeup it becomes increasingly difficult to separate the sexes.[:D]Seriously though, some careful enquiries through the bride's family should provide decent responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="Frenchie"] Maybe you all can help me........I'm going to a wedding in the UK in october , and I wonder what I should wear.. Apparently women wear hats for weddings in the UK..Is it necessary to wear a dress? what about an elegant " tailleur pantalon" ? [/quote]A dress is nice or an ensemble, 'fascinators' are faishionable - just a little 'confection' on a comb or alice band:http://www.johnlewis.com/Fashion/Women's+Accessories/Fascinators/Fascinators/5544/ProductType.aspxhttp://www.hatsnstuff.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks Gluestick, it will be quite a " big " wedding I know.. I will try to know more about the background, that s a very sensible answer..I have a friend who is a hat creator, she could make a hat for me, one suiting my clothes and face..Oh lala .. I hope I will be OK .. I'm quite apprehensive in fact.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks RH, this is a hat my friend has made, I think it is a bit like what you pointed, so I can imagine she could do one for me .. [IMG]http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r20/regine79/Sophie.jpg[/IMG]Now, what to wear? which colours are " acceptable" ?Is white OK? or is it reserved to the bride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 Knowing about the background will be critical, oh French one.For example it might be a morning dress affair. Toppers and tails; and then it is normally mandatory to dress for the occasion. Dress or suit with hat for the ladies.Alternatively, it may be lounge suits and then a less formal dress is best.The key is not to be either over-dressed if it's less formal: or underdressed if it is very formal.Either way lies personal discomfort and embarassment.One tip: if it is formal try and find out what colour the bridesmaids are wearing: not good to either clash or wear an identical colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 This may help:http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&userType=G&categoryId=18743 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks a lot to both of you , very helpful.I know there might be a " theme " . Generally what sort of themes are proposed in English weddings? ( I don't think it is common in France) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Gonna drive this time Frenchie [:D]If nothing else Gluey's link on the first post shows you what NOT to wear, unless the theme is schlappers that is [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Themes are sometimes an era, some celebs are more outlandish, but at the reception more often, for instance Matt Lucas chose Pantomime characters.Depends on the couple..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Frenchie, if you can, make time to get to John Lewis or Peter Jones and explain what you want. That way you can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Isn't that the whole question wooly, she doesn't know what she wants/needs [8-)]If there is a theme Frenchie then I would have thought it pretty crucial that they told you [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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