The Thackray Guide to British Occasion Dressing

Woman checking a warm charcoal coat with a burgundy evening trouser suit, ivory blouse and black flats.

Glyndebourne: practical questions answered

Glyndebourne questions answered clearly: Festival black tie, Autumn smart casual, picnics, shoes, changing rooms, weather, travel and first-visit practicalities.

Glyndebourne: practical questions answered

Glyndebourne questions answered clearly: Festival black tie, Autumn smart casual, picnics, shoes, changing rooms, weather, travel and first-visit practicalities.

Seated man adjusting a rust-and-blue silk pocket square in a midnight-blue dinner suit with a black bow tie.

A silk scarf at the opera

How to wear a silk scarf for an opera evening, with Glyndebourne combinations for her and him: neck folds, shoulder drapes, pocket squares and coat styling, with practical limits explained.

A silk scarf at the opera

How to wear a silk scarf for an opera evening, with Glyndebourne combinations for her and him: neck folds, shoulder drapes, pocket squares and coat styling, with practical limits explained.

Woman checking an evening bag strap beside a seated man fastening cufflinks in a green velvet dinner jacket.

Accessories for an evening at Glyndebourne

Accessories for Glyndebourne: silk, jewellery, bags, shoes and personal objects that give formalwear memory and character without overwhelming it.

Accessories for an evening at Glyndebourne

Accessories for Glyndebourne: silk, jewellery, bags, shoes and personal objects that give formalwear memory and character without overwhelming it.

Woman adjusting a pale pink silk blouse cuff with deep green evening trousers and black flats.

Can you wear colour to Glyndebourne?

Can you wear colour to Glyndebourne? Yes. A literary guide to colour, contrast and evening light, inspired by the way Glyndebourne itself uses colour on stage.

Can you wear colour to Glyndebourne?

Can you wear colour to Glyndebourne? Yes. A literary guide to colour, contrast and evening light, inspired by the way Glyndebourne itself uses colour on stage.

Man checking an inside pocket of a midnight-blue dinner suit while carrying a warm charcoal coat.

Your first visit to Glyndebourne: clothes and p...

Your first visit to Glyndebourne: what to wear, how the long interval works, what to bring, and the story of how one of its most famous traditions began in a...

Your first visit to Glyndebourne: clothes and p...

Your first visit to Glyndebourne: what to wear, how the long interval works, what to bring, and the story of how one of its most famous traditions began in a...

Woman putting on a warm charcoal coat over an ivory silk blouse and evening trousers.

Picnic, opera and evening air: dressing for the...

Picnic, opera and evening air at Glyndebourne: how to dress for the whole visit, with formalwear that works through the garden, long interval, dinner and later cold.

Picnic, opera and evening air: dressing for the...

Picnic, opera and evening air at Glyndebourne: how to dress for the whole visit, with formalwear that works through the garden, long interval, dinner and later cold.