On today’s show we take your questions on prayers at big family dinners, tossing poop bags while walking your dog, the phrase “it doesn’t hurt to ask,” and who gets to wear which color at the wedding. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your bonus question is about lapel pins. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript from Laura Claridge’s biography of Emily Post, on the first revisions to Etiquette.
Bonus Question
Your question of the week is about lapel pin buttonholes.
Etiquette Extra - Dress Codes from Casual to White Tie
Today’s bonus question on lapel buttonholes got us looking at sartorial history and thinking about dressing up. Black tie, white tie; formal, semi-formal. Festive! Casual! Hitting the right note with attire can be confusing. And at the same time, getting it right can be so much fun. Year after year the Attire Guide: Dress Codes from Casual to White Tie is one of the most visited pages on emilypost.com. Keep this link handy and you will know where to turn the next time an invitation raises the question in your mind, “Now what should I wear?”
We wish you the best on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Until next time!
With high regard,
Dan and Lizzie
Episode 436 - Original Etiquette Revisions