FASHIONS FOR MEN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20706, 2 May 1929, Page 11

FASHIONS FOR MEN.

PRINCE A LAW TO HIMSELF. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ' inn. , T. . LONDON, March 14. _ When the Prince p£ Wales wears clothes of his own choice which defy the usual he may be certain to receive Publicity, and the usual cry arises, “Has the Prince set. a new fashion?” A few nights ago he visited the Queen’s Hall to present cups to the winners of the finals of the London Federation of the Boys Club Boxing Championships, and he wore—-a double-breasted dinner jacket, a soit shirt .with soft cuffs, a soft turn- ' down collar, a black bow, and a grey check pull-over. It is also reported that earlier in the day he was seen in a dark’ blue bowler hat. . " ■Tailors and shirtmakers were: consulted by newspaper representatives on the following day The ..experts said: A soft shirt and soft collar are capable of being worn by occasional people of distinguished deportment, but the pull-over—definitely I* that the Prince ' of Wales and such men at Lord'Lonsdale are laws unto themselves in matters of dress. No one but the Prince of-Wales would be justified in adopting such a change from convention as the minghng of a pullover with evening dress. And the Prince himself would only have WOPtt' them at a very informal Katherine. Dinner jackets and black ties are nowonly worn at informal gatherings or exclusively masculine functions. As for soft shirts with evening dress—the ordinary person only wears them at home at ' very imormal dinner parties and abroad. WHAT A MAN MAY WEAR. Thera are many interesting instructions as to what is and what is not correct Wear ’orSniser rCU nUmbCr ° f the Mea ’ 6 providing that is black. One or two, but. no more, studs may be worn with evening dress. Wlnto waistcoats with full evening dress may be either “U ”■ or “V ” shaped, and single or double-breasted un rare occasions white waistcoats = are tj;l Ve i' vlth , a , dinner . jacket, but never a white tie. At one time socks had to be plain black, .but.now they may be ribbed or even have delicate white clocks running up them. For club wear and informal evenings soft pleated shirts are jaSr 68 but only with dinner am b "“ d *■' It is not generally known that evening ' if e dcsTmi made ° f dark blue material CORRECT FLANNELS. v ,f' anuc ' s a i’.° now bound by almost as many conventions as evening wear Here ?wL thC ? f } ITcet things: A blazer of white Wu l’', Ereeu > or striped, a white’ Mieatei, white, cream, or grev flannn) trousers with permanent turn-nn white ra k t C Tlm S ‘ a ?l tt f a H c - v sca >’ f connd’Z waist ■ attned tho younff innn waw ture into the most exclusive tennis club.