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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson
Very interesting subject. In the group photograph the Sub-Lieutenant's taste in shirt collars seems to have been stuck in the 19th Century. I wonder why?
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I think that sort of collar was still part of formal evening dress of the period ('Putting on my top hat . . . brushing off my tails'), so he probably regarded it as the proper thing to wear for the photo.
Thanks for a fascinating thread, and yet more interesting items to watch out for.