Upturned collar on tweed jacket

Thank you to James for this excellent shot, taken outside Waterloo station.

Ascot

Mademoiselle Anonymous writes: "I totally got caught out by the girlfriend. She knew exactly what I was up to." Excellent work Mme Anon! Collectively they're a sort of Public School version of those groups of Opal Fruit shirt guys from the 90s.

(I love the way the guy in blue trousers is all like "I win!")

Three cans of Stronglook, and a can of Red Trouser

Now this lad, who I'm told is called Graham, is either the world's most overdressed tramp or he's a very-much-not-tramp standing in front of some empty cans of cheap booze. You decide.

Blue suede shoes

Outside Lords

Churchwear

[something complimentary about his attractive wife, to hopefully take the edge off the massive invasion of privacy involved in posting this picture]

Blending in with one's natural surroundings

Rock

Rock in Cornwall, where this photo was taken, is of course one of the UK's premier Red Trouser towns.

Red bus red trousers

"CONGRATULATIONS! You are now the proud owner of a lovely pair of red trousers! Laundry instructions: 60 degrees, wash separately. Transport instructions: if you need to use a bus, make sure to get one of the little black ones with an orange light on the top. Under no circumstances get one of the big red ones with the fat people in."

Bracae Rufae Universitatis Oxfordiensis!

The photographer explains that the man seen sporting RTs here is "one of Oxford's most venerable academics".

Judging by the youthful pallor of the back of his neck and the fluffy bit of hair at the top, I'd say he was more of a wally undergraduate. Can anyone in Oxford confirm or deny?

At the Polo

At the Polo in Richmond. Guards Officer in RTs perhaps? Great result with the direct approach here. Thank you to JP for this one.

Something’s brewing out this way

For those not following my regular contributions to Australian Brews News (Australia’s best and most informative online magazine for beer and brewing news and opinion that I write for) you may have missed news of my coming event out in the outer Eastern suburbs.

I’ll be hosting a Journey Through Australian Boutique Beer out at the very nicely appointed Club Kilsyth in Bayswater North (my friends in the ‘inner’ suburbs, look it up in ya Melways – it’s there!) which I hope will be the first of regular beer events for those folk out east who have not had the easy access to good beer that we sometimes take for granted.

Together we will take a tasting paddle to five different styles, as represented by some of the country’s best craft beers, from a nice easy drinking lager through wheat beers, amber and APA through to porter. Accompanying finger food will be served as will a generous helping of Beer Blokes Beer Trivia and plenty of Q & A and general beer chat.

This is a great opportunity to support the craft beer scene and help spread the word out in the eastern region that places can serve more than just the standard mainstream offerings served by the jug.

I, for one, am looking forward to being part of it. Hope to see you there.

By the way, the reason that the guys at Club Kilsyth happened upon this idea was as a result of them coming all the way out to The Terminus Hotel for the very successful Gold Medal Beer Diner during Good Beer Week. We owe them one, don't you reckon?

You can make a booking by phoning the club on 9761 4233