Question for Hamish - White Dress Shirts

[macwilkin]

French cuffs are very appropriate for black tie, such as the Prince Charlie, Ed.

See my earlier post concerning Brooks Brothers and the button-down collar -- BB introduced it for polo players, not for gents to wear with business attire! ;)

Full size medals ("gongs") are not worn with mess dress -- miniature medals ("minis") are.

Cheers,

Todd

[Shotdir]

Cajun,

I did not say that French cuffs were not appropriate. I said I would not wear them as they fill the sleeve fuller.

The comment about the button downs were directed to another post about dress shirts being of the button down variety.

As for mini medals, excuse me I should have said - Mess dress was declared obsolete in 1992 and this is what was substituted (white dress obsolete in 2000)

Blue dress uniforms are designated as follows:

a. The blue dress "A" uniform includes the blue dress coat with large medals. This uniform will not be worn for leave or liberty.

See: http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/d03d7c03f8e805e8852570af0052a0de/$FILE/DSC_3904.jpg

Thanks
Ed

[macwilkin]

Cajun,

I did not say that French cuffs were not appropriate. I said I would not wear them as they fill the sleeve fuller.

The comment about the button downs were directed to another post about dress shirts being of the button down variety.

As for mini medals, excuse me I should have said - Mess dress was declared obsolete in 1992 and this is what was substituted (white dress obsolete in 2000)

Blue dress uniforms are designated as follows:

a. The blue dress "A" uniform includes the blue dress coat with large medals. This uniform will not be worn for leave or liberty.

See: http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/d03d7c03f8e805e8852570af0052a0de/$FILE/DSC_3904.jpg

Thanks
Ed

Are you referring to the US military? In the British Army and the forces of other Commonwealth nations, the miniature medal is the rule for mess dress, which is not the same as the Class "A" uniform, where full-size gongs are apropriate.

Sorry for the confusion,

Todd