The Thackray Guide to British Occasion Dressing

Woman checking a compact bag with an orange-red evening dress, black flats and a warm coat.

Dressing for Glyndebourne in your own way

How to dress for Glyndebourne in your own way: treating Festival formalwear as interpretation rather than costume, with room for colour, tailoring, print and personal objects.

Dressing for Glyndebourne in your own way

How to dress for Glyndebourne in your own way: treating Festival formalwear as interpretation rather than costume, with room for colour, tailoring, print and personal objects.

A warm charcoal coat, compact evening bag, glasses, phone, keys and a clean pouch for a silk scarf.

What to bring to Glyndebourne

What to bring to Glyndebourne: the essentials for the performance, the picnic equipment best kept separate, and the warm layer that deserves a place in the plan.

What to bring to Glyndebourne

What to bring to Glyndebourne: the essentials for the performance, the picnic equipment best kept separate, and the warm layer that deserves a place in the plan.

Woman checking a printed evening skirt beside a man tying his dress shoes in a midnight-blue dinner suit.

The Glyndebourne dress code: Festival and autumn

The Glyndebourne dress code explained through the details that make formalwear individual: Festival black tie, Autumn smart casual, and how to dress inside those boundaries.

The Glyndebourne dress code: Festival and autumn

The Glyndebourne dress code explained through the details that make formalwear individual: Festival black tie, Autumn smart casual, and how to dress inside those boundaries.

Ivory dinner jacket with black formal trousers, bow tie and a navy coat for Glyndebourne Festival

What to wear to Glyndebourne Festival

A surviving costume, an earned audition and an orange at midnight. What to wear to Glyndebourne Festival, with complete outfits for women and men, shoes, layers and picnic practicalities.

What to wear to Glyndebourne Festival

A surviving costume, an earned audition and an orange at midnight. What to wear to Glyndebourne Festival, with complete outfits for women and men, shoes, layers and picnic practicalities.

Lightweight green waterproof, navy trousers and comfortable white trainers for Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea Flower Show: practical questions answered

Chelsea Flower Show questions answered clearly: dress code, trainers, weather, re-entry, accessibility, show gardens and what is actually worth planning before you go.

Chelsea Flower Show: practical questions answered

Chelsea Flower Show questions answered clearly: dress code, trainers, weather, re-entry, accessibility, show gardens and what is actually worth planning before you go.

A small notebook packed into a compact shoulder bag, worn with a navy dress and white trainers

Accessories for Chelsea Flower Show

Accessories for Chelsea Flower Show, from silk scarves and useful bags to notebooks, hats and inherited jewellery—chosen for how they help the day, not simply how they complete an outfit.

Accessories for Chelsea Flower Show

Accessories for Chelsea Flower Show, from silk scarves and useful bags to notebooks, hats and inherited jewellery—chosen for how they help the day, not simply how they complete an outfit.