Articles

  • Home & Garden
  • Cocktail & Cuisine
  • Palmetto Business
  • Total Mind & Body
  • Inspiring Individuals
  • Sports & Outdoor Pursuits
  • Literature & History
  • Arts & Culture
  • Tying the Knot
  • From the Editor
  • Travel
  • Furry Friends

The Magazine

  • Subscribe or Renew
  • Advertise
  • Latest Issue
  • Past Issues
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Events Calendar
  • Enewsletter

Professional Listings

  • Best of Columbia 2022
  • Best of Columbia Profiles
  • Financial Managers
  • Giving Guide
  • Head of the Class
  • Insurance Professionals
  • Premier Attorneys™
  • Premier Physicians™
  • Real Estate
  • Top Dentists
  • Veterinarians
  • Corporate Scene
  • Soda City Eats
Search
Contact| Advertise| Subscribe »
Subscribe »

Enjoy the magazine all year long!

Subscribe

Purchase a new subscription and qualify for $100 of fine dining, theater tickets and MORE!

Renew your subscription
Give a gift subscription
Sign up for our email newsletter
Where to Find a Copy

South Carolina's Premier Magazine

Est. 1990

  • Home & Garden
  • Cocktail & Cuisine
  • Business
  • Inspiring Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • The CMM Vault
  • More▼
    • Total Mind & Body
    • Literature & History
    • Arts & Culture
    • Tying the Knot
    • Travel
    • Furry Friends
    • Best of Columbia 2022
Search
| Subscribe »
  • Articles
  • Sports & Outdoor Pursuits
  • November 2015

Share This:

Et Cetera: Proper Turnout

The etiquette of dressing for the hunt

By Margaret Clay

Photography by Mary-Louise LeVeen

When foxhunting, wearing the appropriate attire is paramount. Proper turnout varies according to three main categories — one’s gender, whether one has been awarded colors and cubbing versus the formal season. During cubbing, early in the season, there is no difference in proper turnout between members who have been awarded colors and those who have not, or between the field, masters and staff. There is also little difference between the attire of gentlemen and lady members. Once the formal season begins, there are more distinctions between men and women and whether or not they have been awarded colors. However, four elements of attire — headwear, neckwear, gloves and vests — are universal.

• Headwear: All members of the field should wear a hunt-style helmet — a brimmed cap with a black velvet covering. Top hats and bowlers are suitable under certain circumstances.

• Neckwear: A white or cream stock tie is considered the only appropriate neckwear during formal season. It should be properly tied and secured with a gold pin. The pin should be placed horizontally as only professional staff place the pin vertically.

• Gloves: Full leather, brown gloves in various shades are appropriate. In rainy weather, white or buff string gloves or chamois gloves are considered appropriate.

• Vests: Canary or tattersall, in various color combinations, are appropriate vest choices. A vest made from material matching the hunt’s official color is also acceptable in that hunt field only. Canary is considered to be the most formal color.When foxhunting, wearing the appropriate attire is paramount. Proper turnout varies according to three main categories — one’s gender, whether one has been awarded colors and cubbing versus the formal season. During cubbing, early in the season, there is no difference in proper turnout between members who have been awarded colors and those who have not, or between the field, masters and staff. There is also little difference between the attire of gentlemen and lady members. Once the formal season begins, there are more distinctions between men and women and whether or not they have been awarded colors. However, four elements of attire — headwear, neckwear, gloves and vests — are universal.

• Headwear: All members of the field should wear a hunt-style helmet — a brimmed cap with a black velvet covering. Top hats and bowlers are suitable under certain circumstances.

• Neckwear: A white or cream stock tie is considered the only appropriate neckwear during formal season. It should be properly tied and secured with a gold pin. The pin should be placed horizontally as only professional staff place the pin vertically.

• Gloves: Full leather, brown gloves in various shades are appropriate. In rainy weather, white or buff string gloves or chamois gloves are considered appropriate.

• Vests: Canary or tattersall, in various color combinations, are appropriate vest choices. A vest made from material matching the hunt’s official color is also acceptable in that hunt field only. Canary is considered to be the most formal color.

«  back to issue

Subscribe

Straight to your mailbox all year long!

Get The Magazine

The Magazine


  • Subscribe or Renew
  • Advertise
  • Latest Issue
  • Past Issues
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Events Calendar
  • Enewsletter

Articles


  • Home & Garden
  • Cocktail & Cuisine
  • Palmetto Business
  • Total Mind & Body
  • Inspiring Individuals
  • Sports & Outdoor Pursuits
  • Literature & History
  • Arts & Culture
  • Tying the Knot
  • From the Editor
  • Travel
  • Furry Friends

Professional Listings


  • Best of Columbia 2022
  • Best of Columbia Profiles
  • Financial Managers
  • Giving Guide
  • Head of the Class
  • Insurance Professionals
  • Premier Attorneys™
  • Premier Physicians™
  • Real Estate
  • Top Dentists
  • Veterinarians
  • Corporate Scene
  • Soda City Eats
(803) 787-6501
©2023 Columbia Metropolitan. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Refund/Cancellation/Delivery Policies