Despite being a Norwegian, Lord Bassington-Bassington loves the Oktoberfest. For while these festivities are no doubt a more Southern phenomenon (most things are Southern when you're from Scandinavia), His Lordship likes to mix cultures.
For not only can a striving for cultural purity be unhealthy; cultural crossovers can become utterly sublime. Still, we here at the Chronicles are a bit unsure what to make of this outfit proposed by Lord Bassington-Bassington in what His Lordship refers to as the "Anglo-Alpine style".
Tweed hacking jacket, made to measure, by David Saxby.
Shirt, quite well-worn at this point (Hackett shirt) by Morris.
Cravat by New & Lingwood.
Tracht-vest purchased second hand in Salzburg.
Edelweiss pin (what Lord Bassington-Bassington likes to think of as a "Bavarian buttoniere") purchased in Munich.
Hopefully this is a cultural cross-pollination that works. Because sometimes, cultural crossovers can be taken a bit too far.
But anyway, here is a small selection of Oktoberfest necessities from Sturmpercht, Jännerwein, Waldteufel and other appropriately Alpine artists. The delightful drinking vessel is, appropriately enough given the theme of this update, purchased in a second-hand shop in Poland.
I'm doing my own take on the Anglo-Alpine style tonight: East German jackboots, Finnish breeches, Bavarian Trachten jacket, English red waistcoat, tartan tie and Turkish cufflinks. That's what I call cultural crossover!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like my kind of multiculturalism, my dear Sir! Any chance of us seeing some pictures from this cultural event?
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