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NEWS
A British fighter pilot has taken a noble stand against American regulations regarding moustache length More...
The new England cricket kit from Adidas replaces reliable cable-knit wool with something called "ClimaCool" More...
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas has been issued a fine for smoking his pipe in a public place More...
The Yokohama underground has recurited a new squadron to monitor commuters' manners More...
Indian Airlines continues to ban one of its stewards on the grounds of his handlebar moustache More...
A new set of guidelines specifically condemns the wearing of ties in hospitals More...
Soldiers serving in Afghanistan staged a moustache-growing competition as a break from fighting the Taleban More...
The MCC's new president proposes to relax the dress code in the Long Room at Lord's More...
A dandy with a rather short temper threatened teenagers with a knife when they mocked his handlebar moustache. More...
WHAT IS THE CHAP?
The Chap takes a wry look at the modern world through the steamed-up monocle of a more refined age, occasionally getting its sock suspenders into a twist at the unspeakable vulgarity of the twenty-first century. Since 1999, the Chap has been championing the rights of that increasingly marginalised and discredited species of Englishman - the gentleman. The Chap believes that a society without courteous behaviour and proper headwear is a society on the brink of moral and sartorial collapse, and it seeks to reinstate such outmoded but indispensable gestures as hat doffing, giving up one's seat to a lady and regularly using a trouser press. "All men are equal. All men, that is, who possess umbrellas." |