National Dress or Costume.

[PRC]

Accurate!

[The Brain]

Not really, no.

[Josquius]

I've worn a flat cap before yes

[Brazen]

National Dress for the Brits

The English, you mean. The Scots, Irish and Welsh have no problems identifying a national dress. Our problem is we don't have a defining era, except maybe this:


Or this:

[Eddie Teach]

Jeans, tennis shoes and a t-shirt.  Sure, I've worn that.

I've taken to replacing the jeans with sweat pants though. More comfy.

[Warspite]

I would argue a smart morning suit is the closest thing to English national dress:



Or perhaps a classic Saville Row cut and a bowler:

[Josquius]

Nyet, national dress is not an upper class thing. They're outnumbered. 'tis more this:

[Zanza]

Shouldn't it be something like this, Tyr?

[Warspite]

If you're going to play the class card, look at what your grandparents wore to church and to weddings: suits.

Still the closest thing to a national dress. It's also England's contribution to attire.

[Eddie Teach]

Shouldn't it be something like this, Tyr?

As Napoleon once said, it's a nation of coal miners.

[Eddie Teach]

If you're going to play the class card, look at what your grandparents wore to church and to weddings: suits.

Still the closest thing to a national dress. It's also England's contribution to attire.

The guy in his picture appears to be wearing one under his raincoat.

[Josquius]

Yeah,I was thinking of traditional grandfather wear and it usually does involve a suit and tie. Albeit a....I don't know...plaid one.

[Martinus]

This is probably closest to Polish folklore national dress although it is, strictly speaking, for people from Krakow area.

[mongers]

National Dress for the Brits

The English, you mean. The Scots, Irish and Welsh have no problems identifying a national dress.

No I meant British, many of us are not solely English.

[Legbiter]

Chick version.




Dude version.