Dressing to please your mam

[d000hg]

Corduroy and checked jumpers are a step too far I think.

[MicrosoftBob]

As my mum is dead that would a very niche interest indeed

[mudskipper]

Hubby always used to put on 'proper shoes' to visit his mother - she didn't like him in his walking shoes.

[GreyWolf]

Corduroy and checked jumpers are a step too far I think.

I saw a man in a tan corduroy suit last week. It's not often you see a corduroy suit these days.

This being abroad and thus full of funny foreigners, men sporting fuschia trousers, leather waistcoats and the sort of whiskers preferred by Kaiser Bill are a common sight but not tan corduroy suits.

[DaveB]

I saw a man in a tan corduroy suit last week. It's not often you see a corduroy suit these days.

This being abroad and thus full of funny foreigners, men sporting fuschia trousers, leather waistcoats and the sort of whiskers preferred by Kaiser Bill are a common sight but not tan corduroy suits.

Depends which bits of London you hang around. Try Hoxton or Shoreditch sometime, it's full of 'em. Courduroy is still a rarity though, thank God.

http://searchingforstyle.com/2010/09...n-east-london/

[MicrosoftBob]

Depends which bits of London you hang around. Try Hoxton or Shoreditch sometime, it's full of 'em. Courduroy is still a rarity though, thank God.

“Dickheads” in East London | Searching for Style

One reason I've probably got an irrational dislike of hipsters, that and seeing them in cafes with portable record players