Dress Code

Jeans are for hobos and we will kill you for wearing them — 1. When visiting The Fancy Club, members and guests will be expected to dress, at all times, in a refined and appropriate manner. (During the pandemic we at The Fancy Club had a chance to re-examine our priorities. …

This is why we’re exhausted. This happened a little bit ago, but I just found it today. Dress Codes Not Being Applied, Well, Equally Apparently, the incident happened at an upscale Greek restaurant, Ouzo Bay in Baltimore. (Next time I’m in Baltimore, I know where not to go). A woman and her 9-year-old son (nine) were turned…

Or why Bulgarians are always a bit too sexy The ever-certain fashion trend in Bulgaria is called ‘rebellion’. Let me give you some historical background. Until the mid-eighties, communism painted my country in one very peculiar color. It’s called gloominess. Gloomy buildings, gloomy clothes, gloomy hairstyles, gloomy furniture. Don’t get…

A while back I wrote a story about how tennis players were being underwear policed at Wimbledon, and how women in particular were concerned that the all-white policy would allow certain, uh, accidents to be visible. I’m pleased to announced that Wimbledon has now done the right thing. Female players…

One man’s odd missive to his family sent me down a rabbit hole — Recently, I came across a 2014 query to Miss Manners that surprised me. …

Out with the ostentatiousness and snobbery, in with the new guy in the Carhartt hoodie — This morning, I flipped on the TV and watched the usual assemblage of Republican senators and congresspeople mouthing off. All those good-for-nothing liars in Brooks Brothers and Ralph Lauren selling out the American people to line the pockets of those who wear Brioni and Kiton. I hate suits! I particularly…