Be Excellent To Each Other

Possibly one of the best ones that has been brought to my attention.

http://www.blacktieguide.com/

It actually is really rather good.

The day a person cares about bow ties is the day a person loses all credibility as a human being.

Pre-tied clippy one for the start (who knows how to tie bowties?), but have a regular one in your pocket so at the end of the night when the chaps should be undoing their bowties, you can whip off the clip on and rakishly drape the untied regular one around your neck.

Or stops earning the minimum wage. It's something that one needs to know, even if they never need to use that knowledge.

Much like using tights to fix a fan belt.

You've been speaking to Kern, having you?

JOsh Lyman, baby.

I went to a proper posh thing at one of the Inns of Court (the main one, whichever it is) with Mrs C for her Christmas party, and it was black tie. My boss of the time wore bowties as a matter of course, so I asked him to do mine up for me. That was slightly embarrassing. He did, though.

Speaking of Inns, I've been thinking about changing courses and (SNIP - MrsA) continuing to train to be a lawyer and get a salary.

Deffo. Without prejudice.

I guess if you want to get divorced converting to the BVC would be the first thing that jumps to mind.

Remember that Solicitor Advocates get to be barristers, just with a different costume.

It's cheaper.

See extra sentence.

Shhh! You'll give away the PLAN.

That site appears written by an old Canadian bloke and lists "HRH Prince Philip" as some sort of style icon. It's basically how to look like a total cunt written in tediously precise terms.

Then you might want to be aware that using tights as a fanbelt didn't work even 30 years ago when cars last had v-belt driven fans. Just saying.

Also I don't drive, or wear tights.

That's where you're going wrong.

Only works if you remember to bring the other one...
Or, with a bit of practice... you can learn how to tie one, and look down on people like that with derision and a slight curl to your upper lip.
...whilst fiendishly pointing out the poor sap frantically stuffing their clipon into their pocket to the nearest lady...
... who will then tell all the other ladies present.
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!

The boy's got my style down to a tee.

I teach well.

I would suggest that any young Gentleman wishing to educate themselves on the dos and don'ts of fashion and manners, should subscribe to 'The Chap' magazine immediately.

http://www.thechap.net/

A fantastic publication. I used to read it in the library of the Oxford Union, which felt apt.

The Official Agency Guide to Manners:

(Suitable for use with homeless guys, random people on the street, shop assistants, relatives, relatives of your friends, relatives of your boss, managers, headteachers, world-famous writers, brigadiers, senior members of businesses and charitable organisations, clergymen, theatre crew, workmen and archbishops alike)

Section 1:

Be pleasant and thoughtful.

Section 2:

Don't be a prick.


-Fín-

Posh evening dress is something I need to learn quick, as apparently the dress code for our Christmas party at work is "red carpet", and it's with a bunch of Cambridge types, so it'll probably be posh as fuck. So, yeah, thanks for the hinticles.