10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETON COLLAR»
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1
The Dictionary of Fashion History
Eton collar the Grand Tour, remarked upon the formality of Italian society, “...(they
) dress much and I have been obliged to daub myself all over silver,
accompanied by a sword and bag wig” (1755, quoted in J. Ashelford,
TheArtofDress).
Valerie Cumming, C. W. Cunnington, P. E. Cunnington, 2010
2
The Complete Costume Dictionary
Eton collar: Large, stiff, turnover collar originally worn by students at Eton College
, United Kingdom. Eton jacket: Bustle (1865–1890 C.E.). United Kingdom.
Fashionable for women, a short jacket with lapels, similar to those worn by boys
at ...
Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011
3
Forsythia: A Memoir of Lost Generations
For dispensing with the wide Eton collar did not bring any comfort to us. By my
day, Tonbridge boys, as noted, still wore separate collars with studs and cuff links
, and those collars and cuffs were starched just as stiff as an Eton collar. Winifred
...
Peter Hovenden Longley, 2012
4
Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear
... neckline Measuring the neckline Collar shapes Top collars Simple collars 1
Standing straight collar 2 Convertible collar 3 Shirt collar 3a Shirt collar with band
4 Basic flat collar (Peter Pan) 5 Eton collar 6 Collar on lowered neckline 7 Sailor
...
5
The Case of the Crazy Corpse
Tell the young lady Cerberus, with the fierce and piercing optic, 'I'm the boy with
the Eton collar'. I'll have it fixed for you meanwhile, to be sent in.” “Yes. I'll come at
once. Boy with Eton collar? But I'm not wearing one—oh yes, I understand.
Harry Stephen Keeler, 2009
6
Beating about the Bush: Random Memoirs of an Ex-Brit
At this school our normal attire was to be: black shoes - long stockings with the
school colors - grey shorts - white shirts with that sadistic invention on top, the
Eton collar, a stiffly starched horror which folded over the jacket, and held a tie
with ...
7
Foreign Fields: The Story of an SOE Operative
Aunt Eleanor, who was a church warden, made me wear an Eton collar so that, if
needed, I could don a surplice and reinforce the choir or pump the organ. After
Sunday lunch and my afternoon rest, I changed into my green outfit and set off for
...
8
Noel Coward: A Biography of Noel Coward
A desperate situation demanded a drastic solution and, like her sister-in-law, Ida,
Violet took it upon herself to rent rooms. Noel enjoyed the change in
arrangements, largely because it involved dressing for dinner in his high Eton
collar and ...
9
Philosophers and Kings: Education for Leadership in Modern ...
Ollard suggests in retrospect that in the 19205 and 19305 'the school dress, tail-
coats, top hats, or for the smallest boys, Eton jackets topped by the starched
slopes of an Eton collar, seemed an ostentatious and arrogant defiance of ...
10
Fitzgerald: The Beautiful and Damned
324.20 little boy in an Eton collar These large, stiff white collars, originally worn in
England by the junior boys at Eton College, became popular items of apparel for
upper-class boys in the US during the late nineteenth and early twentieth ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald, James L. W. West III, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETON COLLAR»
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'Private Peaceful' Adapts a Michael Morpurgo Novel
It's war calibrated for the “Antiques Roadshow” demographic in “Private Peaceful,” a World War I fable that's as stiff as an Eton collar and as ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
Viva Biba: The iconic fashion label's founder Barbara Hulanicki tells …
But I also entered a design for an Italian-style beach outfit in candy-coloured cotton with a white eton collar. I imagined Audrey Hepburn ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
LP Hartley's guide to coping with a heatwave
He arrives at his friend's smart country house without summer clothes and, as the mercury soars, suffers in his Eton collar, Norfolk jacket, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 14»
Reading binge begins with 24-hour book sale
... there under the watchful eye of his four maiden aunts who dressed him in a suit, Eton collar, patent leather shoes, brown gloves and a cane. «Otago Daily Times, May 14»
140 Years of the Leicester Mercury - 1925 - 1934: Sports success …
... Mercury reported that Leicester was the "most prosperous city in the kingdom" due to its production of Eton collar jerseys and Russian boots. «Leicester Mercury, Jan 14»
Lost in the tropics: The forgotten writings of Eric Walrond
Only the last, titular story is at all autobiographic. Its protagonist is Gerald Bright, a sensitive young man adorned with “an Eton collar, an English ... «New York Daily News, Mar 13»
Pippa Middleton book: A whole £5 off - and signed, too
The other hit – apart from Pippa's celebrated derriere, encased tonight in a green frock that sits slightly oddly with her Eton collar – is the ... «Daily Mail, Dec 12»
Tintin and the Nazis
Wearing plus fours and an Eton collar, and accompanied by a white fox terrier called Milou (translated into English as Snowy), the boy ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 11»
Roz Chast on Crossword Puzzles
The tsar upped the sartorial ante with his Eton collar. It was aces, but by the end, I couldn't wait to get home, put some Edam on crackers, eat ... «New Yorker, Mar 11»
Quiz master: Test your knowledge
The Eton collar. 10. Octopus. 11. Beyond visual range. 12. The Paleface. 13. Cairo. 14. Hecuba. 15. Werthan. Who am I?: Darrel Baldock. «Herald Sun, Feb 11»
