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This is one of my favourite formal combinations so I wanted to show more pictures than usual because I love the look so much. Today I am not working, however I have decided to have a "formal day" at home by myself. I do not have these types of days as often as I wish, but I enjoy them immensely when I do.
I will begin the morning with a hot relaxing shower before dressing myself. As you are surely aware by now I love the tuxedo look and I consider white bowties to be the most formal looking colour. I will take extra care while I dress to make sure every part of my outfit looks just right, paying special attention not to make a sloppy or uneven bowtie knot.
During my "formal at home" days, of course I must not neglect regular household activities such as daily chores or preparing meals, but I also like to find time to enjoy more elegant pursuits that seem fitting for my nice clothing.
Today I plan to catch up on some correspondence in the morning. I need to finish some overdue reports and writings I have been assigned, and I will also prepare a handwritten letter to my sister in France. It feels so nice to do these elegant activities in formal wear and gloves.
I like to enjoy more elegant activities during my formal at home days. Music is a such an enjoyment for me and I will often listen to my phonograph as I go about my daily activities dressed nicely. I think it is more fitting than digital music when wearing formal clothing. I also play both the guitar and the piano, and using an instrument is also a favourite activity of mine that seems very elegant.
I have heard it said before that dressing well is a means of showing respect, both for others and yourself. To this end I try to imagine how I would act and behave differently if I lived in a bygone era with more stringent standards for these activities. There is of course a side of me that is quite relaxed, when I visit with close friends for example and wear jeans and hoodies, but today I will focus on proper posture and the graceful and elegant movements of a lady as I go about my day. If someone calls on the phone I will speak respectfully in a more quiet, formal tone. When I dine, I set my table with proper place settings and candles. Practicing these elegant and ladylike activities are something I enjoy immensely.
I have been exploring this style for a few years now, and I have been growing much more comfortable in making it "mine." I like the way I look, and I like the way others look when dressed formally, but I also think it helps one with remembering to hold themselves to higher standards of poise and behaviour while they are dressed well.
I wish you a pleasant Sunday, and if you dress well today I hope you take a extra care to show a little higher standard than normal in your activities.
This is one of my favourite formal combinations so I wanted to show more pictures than usual because I love the look so much. Today I am not working, however I have decided to have a "formal day" at home by myself. I do not have these types of days as often as I wish, but I enjoy them immensely when I do.
I will begin the morning with a hot relaxing shower before dressing myself. As you are surely aware by now I love the tuxedo look and I consider white bowties to be the most formal looking colour. I will take extra care while I dress to make sure every part of my outfit looks just right, paying special attention not to make a sloppy or uneven bowtie knot.
During my "formal at home" days, of course I must not neglect regular household activities such as daily chores or preparing meals, but I also like to find time to enjoy more elegant pursuits that seem fitting for my nice clothing.
Today I plan to catch up on some correspondence in the morning. I need to finish some overdue reports and writings I have been assigned, and I will also prepare a handwritten letter to my sister in France. It feels so nice to do these elegant activities in formal wear and gloves.
I like to enjoy more elegant activities during my formal at home days. Music is a such an enjoyment for me and I will often listen to my phonograph as I go about my daily activities dressed nicely. I think it is more fitting than digital music when wearing formal clothing. I also play both the guitar and the piano, and using an instrument is also a favourite activity of mine that seems very elegant.
I have heard it said before that dressing well is a means of showing respect, both for others and yourself. To this end I try to imagine how I would act and behave differently if I lived in a bygone era with more stringent standards for these activities. There is of course a side of me that is quite relaxed, when I visit with close friends for example and wear jeans and hoodies, but today I will focus on proper posture and the graceful and elegant movements of a lady as I go about my day. If someone calls on the phone I will speak respectfully in a more quiet, formal tone. When I dine, I set my table with proper place settings and candles. Practicing these elegant and ladylike activities are something I enjoy immensely.
I have been exploring this style for a few years now, and I have been growing much more comfortable in making it "mine." I like the way I look, and I like the way others look when dressed formally, but I also think it helps one with remembering to hold themselves to higher standards of poise and behaviour while they are dressed well.
I wish you a pleasant Sunday, and if you dress well today I hope you take a extra care to show a little higher standard than normal in your activities.
This is one of my favourite formal combinations so I wanted to show more pictures than usual because I love the look so much. Today I am not working, however I have decided to have a "formal day" at home by myself. I do not have these types of days as often as I wish, but I enjoy them immensely when I do.
I will begin the morning with a hot relaxing shower before dressing myself. As you are surely aware by now I love the tuxedo look and I consider white bowties to be the most formal looking colour. I will take extra care while I dress to make sure every part of my outfit looks just right, paying special attention not to make a sloppy or uneven bowtie knot.
During my "formal at home" days, of course I must not neglect regular household activities such as daily chores or preparing meals, but I also like to find time to enjoy more elegant pursuits that seem fitting for my nice clothing.
Today I plan to catch up on some correspondence in the morning. I need to finish some overdue reports and writings I have been assigned, and I will also prepare a handwritten letter to my sister in France. It feels so nice to do these elegant activities in formal wear and gloves.
I like to enjoy more elegant activities during my formal at home days. Music is a such an enjoyment for me and I will often listen to my phonograph as I go about my daily activities dressed nicely. I think it is more fitting than digital music when wearing formal clothing. I also play both the guitar and the piano, and using an instrument is also a favourite activity of mine that seems very elegant.
I have heard it said before that dressing well is a means of showing respect, both for others and yourself. To this end I try to imagine how I would act and behave differently if I lived in a bygone era with more stringent standards for these activities. There is of course a side of me that is quite relaxed, when I visit with close friends for example and wear jeans and hoodies, but today I will focus on proper posture and the graceful and elegant movements of a lady as I go about my day. If someone calls on the phone I will speak respectfully in a more quiet, formal tone. When I dine, I set my table with proper place settings and candles. Practicing these elegant and ladylike activities are something I enjoy immensely.
I have been exploring this style for a few years now, and I have been growing much more comfortable in making it "mine." I like the way I look, and I like the way others look when dressed formally, but I also think it helps one with remembering to hold themselves to higher standards of poise and behaviour while they are dressed well.
I wish you a pleasant Sunday, and if you dress well today I hope you take a extra care to show a little higher standard than normal in your activities.
This is one of my favourite formal combinations so I wanted to show more pictures than usual because I love the look so much. Today I am not working, however I have decided to have a "formal day" at home by myself. I do not have these types of days as often as I wish, but I enjoy them immensely when I do.
I will begin the morning with a hot relaxing shower before dressing myself. As you are surely aware by now I love the tuxedo look and I consider white bowties to be the most formal looking colour. I will take extra care while I dress to make sure every part of my outfit looks just right, paying special attention not to make a sloppy or uneven bowtie knot.
During my "formal at home" days, of course I must not neglect regular household activities such as daily chores or preparing meals, but I also like to find time to enjoy more elegant pursuits that seem fitting for my nice clothing.
Today I plan to catch up on some correspondence in the morning. I need to finish some overdue reports and writings I have been assigned, and I will also prepare a handwritten letter to my sister in France. It feels so nice to do these elegant activities in formal wear and gloves.
I like to enjoy more elegant activities during my formal at home days. Music is a such an enjoyment for me and I will often listen to my phonograph as I go about my daily activities dressed nicely. I think it is more fitting than digital music when wearing formal clothing. I also play both the guitar and the piano, and using an instrument is also a favourite activity of mine that seems very elegant.
I have heard it said before that dressing well is a means of showing respect, both for others and yourself. To this end I try to imagine how I would act and behave differently if I lived in a bygone era with more stringent standards for these activities. There is of course a side of me that is quite relaxed, when I visit with close friends for example and wear jeans and hoodies, but today I will focus on proper posture and the graceful and elegant movements of a lady as I go about my day. If someone calls on the phone I will speak respectfully in a more quiet, formal tone. When I dine, I set my table with proper place settings and candles. Practicing these elegant and ladylike activities are something I enjoy immensely.
I have been exploring this style for a few years now, and I have been growing much more comfortable in making it "mine." I like the way I look, and I like the way others look when dressed formally, but I also think it helps one with remembering to hold themselves to higher standards of poise and behaviour while they are dressed well.
I wish you a pleasant Sunday, and if you dress well today I hope you take a extra care to show a little higher standard than normal in your activities.
Strictly Formal
2000 16.2H Homozygous Black Thoroughbred Mare
Tuxedo x Serenata by Pollinize
Pictured with her newborn filly by Spotlight, RFF Moonlight
Smart riding outfit that I wear for Horse Shows. Very comfortable beige breeches and riding boots give it a classic formal riding look and feels wonderful wearing the breeches astride the saddle.
'Formal Zombie Portrait'
Here is my drawing for week 2 of Inktober, a formal portrait of a zombie. He is a high society zombie!
A little goofing off during the wedding formals from my wedding near Darby Montana. What a fun and wild bunch these guys and gals were to photograph. It's not often when a guy gets access to a vintage sofa and gets to take her outside for pictures.
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Darby, Montana
This is an outfit that I would wear to dinner on one of the formal nights in the main dining room then on to the show and dancing afterwards.
The formal garden outside of the Old Palace, the original Tudor-era Hatfield House.
By now you might have read more than a few times how I mentioned that the original Hatfield House was built in the 1480s and one wing survives till today? Well, this is that wing dating from the times of Henry VII.
Fortunately, this is also the part that contains the Banqueting Hall, where Elizabeth I held her first Council of State after becoming Queen of England in 1558.
Because Hatfield House was acquired by Henry VIII as Princess Elizabeth's household, it was known as the Old Palace, or Royal Palace of Hatfield during the 1500s.
For more detailed history of Hatfield House's historical significance in relation to the British monarchy, click here:
A Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) dressed in a black,ceremonial kimono, with special tortoiseshell Kanzashi in her hair and double bira-kan (fluttering hair ornaments). Her kimono is decorated with bamboo, (green?) maple leaves, hydrangeas and other flowers, while her obi has a Yukiwa (snow ring) pattern with more bamboo and flowers inside them.
While photographing a street performer, I turned around and saw this chap in rather interesting attire.
I assume it is formal attire worn at a wedding ceremony, as the lady behind also appeared to be in formal dress.
He does look a little uncomfortable and self concious though.
Wishing them a happy and long marriage.