Spats

[Nervous Jock]

Wear 'em. We rarely get to so you might as well. I have a pair with black buttons and haven't worn them but once.

do you cover the buttons with tinfoil when you clean the spats??

[Jack Daw]

do you cover the buttons with tinfoil when you clean the spats??

I've only worn them once, so there hasn't been the occasion to clean them. But, tinfoil coverings sounds like an excellent idea. They may ward off the Martians and I might get good radio reception, too.

[Casper]

I love spats. Will prolly pick up a pair before my best friend gets hitched, and use them for a couple of upcoming weddings and my company's (a bank) annual black tie Christmas dinner...

[Thomas]

Please forgive a sillybilly from Germany!
What does "spat" mean? Never heard that expression before and I haven´t found it in any translation source yet. Could it be the same as "gaiters"? I´m just curious.
Thank you
Cheers
Thomas

[James MacMillan]

Please forgive a sillybilly from Germany!
What does "spat" mean? Never heard that expression before and I haven´t found it in any translation source yet. Could it be the same as "gaiters"? I´m just curious.
Thank you
Cheers
Thomas

Yes - Same as Gaiters!

[Macman]

Yes - Same as Gaiters!

It depends on how you define gaiters. My definition (and just one definition, not the only one, obviously) is the things that go around your ankles and buckle up. The RN and RCN used to wear them, and we called them gaitors. These are different from spats because they buckle and don't go over the shoe, but over the top of the boot. I'll try and find a picture of both.

[James MacMillan]

It depends on how you define gaiters. My definition (and just one definition, not the only one, obviously) is the things that go around your ankles and buckle up. The RN and RCN used to wear them, and we called them gaitors. These are different from spats because they buckle and don't go over the shoe, but over the top of the boot. I'll try and find a picture of both.

Picky, picky, picky............................

[Macman]

I know, I know. Here are some Canadian Army gaitors.



The navy wore white.

[Jack Daw]

Spats - Think of George Raft in "Some Like It Hot".

[Thomas]

I see- thank you. One will never stop learning.
Cheers
Thomas