Lewis Hamilton Denied Access To The Wimbledon's Royal Box For Not Wearing A Jacket And Tie.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3159229/Gary-Lineker-hits-Wimbledon-Lewis-Hamilton-denied-access-Royal-Box-not-wearing-jacket-tie-Andy-Roddick-sticks-dress-code.html

What has this got to do with Lineker, rules are rules?

Apart from that, why should Hamilton be invited into the Royal Box anyway?

[Gromit]

Mikes,
I know he was invited. I was responding to the OP...
" why should Hamilton be invited into the Royal Box anyway? "

[mikey4444]

OK Gromit...had hold of the wrong end of the stick I guess ! But he is a well-known British sportsman, so I suppose he is as entitled as anybody else !

[Gromit]

Mikes,

I was asking AOG for what reason he should not have been invited.

[mikey4444]

OK OK !...now who is that chap in your link ? And be quick, as the Archers is on in about 2 mins !

[Gromit]

Mikey, apology for mikes, using someone else's iPad and it changed it twice.

[angie55]

Ian Poulter, golfer.

[Gromit]

Ian Poulter, Golfer.

If you are going to follow stupid rules then take the pi$$

[mikey4444]

Never heard of him !

[ludwig]

Honestly who cares. If that's the rule then either follow it or *k off somewhere else where you can wear what you like.

[jourdain2]

I don't 'do' dress codes. I dress as I like. Even husband mutters sometimes, but knows better than to comment. Extrapolation is that I do not go anywhere where dress-codes rule supreme. Idiot Hamilton should adopt the same approach. Rules are rules.

[andy-hughes]

jourdain2 - //I don't 'do' dress codes. I dress as I like.//

That statement smacks of self-assurance, but it borders on insensitivity.

Dress codes are created for a variety of reasons, usually to ensure that no-one is embarrassed by being dressed inappropriately, and also as a courtesy to other attendees who have made the effort out of consideration.

To simply refuse to conform may feel like a statement of individuality, but in these instances, it comes across as discourtesy, or - as in Mr Hamilton's case - inadvertently ignoring convention which has been advised in advance.

[ummmm]

But Jordain said she doesn't go anywhere where dress codes rule.

[Cloverjo]

Mikey, in your earlier post about Russell Grant wearing a shirt open to his navel, did you mean Russell Brand? The thought of Grant wearing something like that is not a pretty one!

[Baldric]

Valid point Cloverjo!

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[andy-hughes]

ummmm - //But Jordain said she doesn't go anywhere where dress codes rule. //

A fair point, but I think that to restrict your social life in order to make a point is rather limiting, but since Jordain is happy with it, then obviously she has not problem.

The only time I come across the issue is when we go on cruises, and there are formal dress codes for dinner on appointed evenings, which are advised in advance.

There are plenty of informal restaurants on board where people who do not wish to dress for dinner can dine, so it annoys me when some people turn up and flout the dress code, and loudly proclaim that they are doing so because 'no-one tells me what to wear ...' or similar pronouncements.

In my view, this shows both arrogance and ignorance, and I am often annoyed that the staff allow these individuals into the dining room, which rather makes a mockery of the dress code - they should be refused and advised to return in appropriate attire, or dine elsewhere.

[ludwig]

andy // A fair point, but I think that to restrict your social life in order to make a point is rather limiting, //

She's not doing it to make a point though, she's doing it because she doesn't want to dress to someone elses code, which is fine because she's not saying they're wrong for having a code, just that she doesn't want to follow it. She stays away from those places without making a fuss. Completely commendable.

Dress codes are neither right or wrong, they're just rules. If you're happy to obey them, great. If you're not - also great, but don't go to the places that have them with the intention of flouting them.

I completely agree with your last two paragraphs above.

[PankySmooch]

British Tennis doing what it does best, snobbery!

[Cloverjo]

I don't think it's snobbery, PankySmooch. It's one of the traditions of British summer sport; like Henley, the Ladies' Day at Ascot or whatever, and those sports all have their posh areas where people abide by a dress code.
I'm not slating Hamilton at all. He always looks good and am surprised he didn't turn up in the correct clothes, but he didn't make a fuss and went to watch the tennis in another area.

[Cloverjo]

Also, he was offered a jacket and tie to wear in the Royal Box, but really. He's a guy who likes to look good. He's not going to wear some old blazer and kipper tie that they have on standby.

[Canary42]

To answer the last part of the OP, he's one of Her Majesty's subjects who has twice won the F1 World Championship for GB (unlike say Beckham who's never won anything for GB/England) and will possibly win it for a third time.

The downside is he's moved to Switzerland to avoid GB tax.