29 days ago · Global
Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules

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Switch to ‘business attire’ is a sign of the times, but formal neckwear still has its place, say some of Savile Row’s finest-dressed The House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily dressed men, could soon…
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Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules
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