Key Pieces to this gentle outfit,..

• Favourbrook Grey Wool Morning Suit Coat
• Favourbrook Grey Wool Morning Suit Trousers
• Classic Fit Morning Suit Tail Coat
• Royal Ascot Regular Fit Three Piece Morning Suit
• Moss Bros Regular Fit Fine Herringbone Morningwear Coat Black
• Favourbrook Black Bedford Cord Morning Suit Coat
• John Lewis Tailored Morning Suit Tailcoat Black
• John Lewis Tailored Morning Suit Trousers Black
• Classic Fit Morning Suit Trousers

Henley Royal Regatta

Loud chinos and even louder blazers are the order of the day (or entire week) at Henley Royal Regatta. Seriously, no single item can be too loud or ostentatious at the annual boatie event.
The main rule to remember is that no gentleman in the exclusive Steward’s Enclosure may remove his jacket or undo his top button unless the head Steward does so. Which leads on to the second, unwritten, rule: tweed and wool blazers are out, and soft cotton is your best friend.
The same goes for legwear – with pure linen just slightly too informal, not to mention impractical if you are picnicking and don’t want wrinkles, it’s best to stick to pure cotton or sturdier cotton-linen blends.
When it comes to colour, classic red, pink and salmon tones are always popular – and on trend this year – but any bright chino is more than acceptable. Although printed legwear is also trending for SS14, stick to block-colours – preppy brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, J.Crew and Banana Republic are all good sources – and pair with a striped blazer and tie.
Many of the jackets being peacocked around the Fawley Bar will be bespoke (from Gieves & Hawkes or a university outfitter like A. E. Clothier) and come in a school rowing club or university society’s individual colours. But that’s not to say you can’t pick your own – if you don’t belong to a boat club, a navy and white seersucker blazer is a solid choice that will continue to get good wear each summer for many years to come.
When looking to accessorise, Henley is an event where you can work a straw boater, so why not? We recently showed you how to pull off a wide brimmed hat in our style sins article and, if they suit your head/face shape, it would definitely mark you out as a confident gent.
One final tip: wear sunscreen. Red trousers are welcome, red faces are not.