Sarah Ingham: What can we learn from Burnham’s dress sense?
Dr Sarah Ingham is the author of The Military Covenant: its impact on civil-military relations in Britain. Before it blew up in, er, spectacular fashion in 2002, accountancy giant Arthur Andersen introduced Dress Down Fridays. Along Savile Row, home of bespoke tailoring, views were canvassed about this relaxation in sartorial standards.
- ▪Dr Sarah Ingham is the author of The Military Covenant: its impact on civil-military relations in Britain.
- ▪Before it blew up in, er, spectacular fashion in 2002, accountancy giant Arthur Andersen introduced Dress Down Fridays.
- ▪Along Savile Row, home of bespoke tailoring, views were canvassed about this relaxation in sartorial standards.
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Dr Sarah Ingham is the author of The Military Covenant: its impact on civil-military relations in Britain. Before it blew up in, er, spectacular fashion in 2002, accountancy giant Arthur Andersen introduced Dress Down Fridays. Along Savile Row, home of bespoke tailoring, views were canvassed about this relaxation in sartorial standards. When asked if it were game over for historic firms like his, one boss replied: “It won’t be the end of Henry Poole. It will be the end of Arthur Andersen.” Today, Savile Row remains a globally renowned centre of excellence, with clients happily paying £5,000 for an entry level suit. AA is long gone, the corporate equivalent of being torn up for dusters. Conveying power is central to early portraiture.
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