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Your morning coat for Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot is the most famous horse racing meeting in the world. Renowned for its high-status reputation it’s become one of the major events of the British social calendar. It was Queen Anne who first suggested a racecourse at Ascot back in 1711.

Royal Ascot is held in mid-June each year; the dates for 2011 are from Tuesday 14th June to Saturday 18th June.

Royal Ascot is prestigious but the Royal Enclosure is the most prestigious part of Royal Ascot! As you might expect, access to the Royal Enclosure is very restricted. To be allowed in for the first time you must be sponsored by someone who has attended the Royal Enclosure over at least four years, though these don’t have to be consecutive years. In the Royal Enclosure the dress code is more strict than elsewhere. Men have to wear a full morning suit, in either black or grey, including a waistcoat and a top hat.

Royal Ascot is renowned for being a very smart occasion. Put on your best suit or better your best morning coat !

For the occasion Scabal's staff of the Savile Row store makes some suggestions for excellent fabrics to look at your very best.

Festival Bunch : unique fabrics for special occasions

851754 : plain black woollen Super 100s fabric, made in England at an interesting price
851757 : a heavier fabric Super 90s, made in England - if quilted on a bespoke piece
851759 : softer Super 150s with cashmere, made in England

Eton Bunch : Super 130s fabrics with supreme comfort 

751393 : a brown herringbone fabric for a different younger look - the trousers and the waistcoat would be in the same fabric
751394 : a gorgeous grey herringbone fabric ideal for a sharp morning coat with a single breasted waistcoat and trousers, flat front with a side adjuster, narrow leg
751396 : a darker grey herringbone fabric for a nice timeless piece that can be worn again with the same fabric trousers and waistcoat and a nice top hat
751398 : a navy fabric elegant and with a touch of class
751433 : a classic black twill, matches perfectly with the trousers from the Festival Bunch and a grey or bronze single breasted waistcoat

>> Discover the bunches in the Fabrics Catalogue
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