From South Ken to Shoreditch, from Jermyn Street to Mare Street – these days anyone that’s anyone is wearing red trousers.

If you want your leg-coverings to let the world know that you’ve got a few quid and don’t care who knows it, or that you have some big ideas about what’s on at the ICA right now - or simply that you are completely insane (but in a mainly non-stabby way) - then you’d better get your wife or girlfriend to take those jeans and chinos down to the charity shop post-haste!

Because there’s only one type of trousers you’ll be wanting to wear, and that’s RED TROUSERS. In fact - if you can’t wear red trousers you’d be better off wearing NO TROUSERS AT ALL. That’s what I say.

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Architect George Ferguson CBE

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14 comments:

  1. Colourman19 August 2011 at 19:24

    George always wears red trousers and he also has some rather nice waistcoats too.

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  2. Anonymous1 September 2011 at 11:04

    rumour has it he has a wardrobe full. ranging from pink to burgundy, wearing the applicable shade for the time of year. FACT

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  3. Anonymous24 October 2011 at 13:07

    It's true! I've seen it! different thicknesses as well for different times of year

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  4. Anonymous3 November 2011 at 19:49

    Nearly rented a flat off him, but couldn't stomach waking up every day to the red trousers.

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    1. Anonymous6 July 2012 at 14:28

      if you rent a flat from someone do you wake up every day next to their trousers? OR am I being naive?

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  5. Anonymous14 November 2011 at 09:09

    ...and he has a red brick Building to match. That's colour co-ordination.

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  6. Anonymous15 November 2011 at 15:32

    is this George of Bristol fame?

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  7. Anonymous20 November 2011 at 19:36

    He's great mind! Wears 'subtle' red for funerals!

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  8. Anonymous6 October 2012 at 13:27

    He does actually wear them to funerals...

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  9. Anonymous12 October 2012 at 17:01

    There was a cartoon in the Architect's Journal while he was president of the RIBA where a very similar character was known as "FRED Trousers".........

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  10. Anonymous15 November 2012 at 17:41

    This man is standing for Bristol Mayor right now. So there could be A LOT of red trousers on display every day if he gets in..

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  11. Daniel Oliver22 November 2012 at 16:33

    he's in! the floodgates will open. Infact he showed the queen round Bristol today. I ain't seen the pictures but answers on a postcard for what colour of trouser he's wearing...

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  12. Will29 November 2012 at 23:46

    I think George is arguably the most famous aficionado and general proponent of the RT movement. He's already got a CBE, surely his dedication to such decadent leg wear deserves a bump up to Sir?

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  13. Monsieur Henri de Pantalon-Rouge30 November 2012 at 22:48

    http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=10276

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