The Best Dressed Man in Europe

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue XVII, 24 October 1903, Page 55

The Best Dressed Man in Europe

On the occasion of his recent visit to Ireland. His Majesty the King wore a white hat when in Dublin, so we shall doubtless soon be seeing the “good old.” white “topper” come into vogue again. In matters sartorial King Edward is naturally an absolute autocrat, and any change, however small, that he makes in the cut of his coat or the shape of his hat is immediately taken up by all the leading tailors and hatters in London.

It is mainly owing to His Majesty’s excellent taste and good sense that John Bull is to-day the beat dressed man in Europe, and in any crowd, however cosmopolitan, an Englishman is always distinguishable by the cut of his coat, the shape of his hat, and his well-made boots. When His Majesty first started the fashion of wearing the soft felt hat known as the “Homburg” hat, it was all the Bond-street hatters could do to cope with the great demand for them, so ready was everyone to follow his example. And it is the same story with everything else; whatever the King declares to be de rigueur that particular fashion is certain to be the craze of the moment and adopted by every “man about town.”