Preppy Couture

Press releases are a staple of my inbox – it comes with the territory, as they say. This week one landed with the purpose of drawing my attention to some nights at The Circle Club – High Society and Dirty Sexy Money. Fairly leading titles, you might think, and as those of you with any knowledge of The Circle Club will know, highly apt. They tend to do a pretty good line in club nights for those with a preference for a bit of ‘bling’.

It was the dress code that got me thinking, however. I am a person normally slightly thrown by a request for ‘smart casual’ and, it would be fair to say, I would not necessarily describe myself as particularly fashion conscious. With that in mind, the High Society dress code reads thus: Girls: Upper east side party frocks; Boys: Preppy Couture. I have, I must confess, absolutely no idea what these words placed in that order mean. So I turned to my faithful friend: Google.

‘Preppy Couture’ tends to bring up some items from a range of what I would describe as casual wear – generally pink.


I don’t imagine The Circle Club would appreciate me turning up in that, however. Dig a little deeper with the Big G and you end up on a popular theme around here – footballers. Or, more specifically, their wives. As with cars, it should be no surprise that young men afforded huge salaries turn to other avenues through which to express their..err...taste. Articles of ‘Worst Dressed WAG’ abound in the gutter press, displaying such fashion highlights as:

and...



Compared to the cars, however, that’s pretty tame. Should I ever find myself down at High Society in The Circle Club I’m still none the wiser on what I should be wearing, though.