On 'Allyness'

The British military, what makes you look competent, and it's pitfalls

Professor Andrew Groves is one of the few true academic experts on menswear. In fact, it was his work as the Director of the Westminster Menswear Archive that inspired me to pursue my Costume Studies MA. Recently, he has started a weekly Substack that is well worth checking out. Last week, he wrote an essay on ‘Ally,’ a British military slang term. What…