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I'm in the US and have never been to a real English Tea Party.
The minister of my church was born in England. As a fundraiser, he's throwing a Tea Party. What does a nearly 50 year-old woman wear to a traditional English Tea Party? Pictures appreciated.
I think the OP might be disappointed by the reality of an English tea party.
Really?!! Fill us in. My Mother and her friends love attending these garden parties which they try to "follow" in English style. Their ideas come out of magazines although they did have some English war brides they used to take "direction" from. The look they wear is sleeveless linen dresses with jackets if it is cool out, tasteful jewellery, and a few ladies do wear hats and gloves. (More hats than gloves). My Mother had me purchase a small fantasizer hat for her, and I had to admit that it looked lovely; although I was doubtful at first. The women my age in their 40's and early 50's usually dress in very pretty sundresses, a little more jewellery, and pretty sandals. No flip flops or really high heels. I've gone to a couple of these functions to keep my Mom happy. They like little cucumber sandwiches, clotted cream, and other little dainties. Heaven forbid after all these years they should be doing in all wrong
Oh dear! I think I am too "chunky" for a sleeveless sundress! Let alone "something short and tight" as mentioned above. And the only "sundress" I do own is an I-can-get-away-with-that-because-it's-an-old-hippie-style dress, and I'm "old" and fancy myself a hippie. I wouldn't think it appropriate for an English Tea.
Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go out and buy something. I hate shopping!
Of course, since the minister has been here since he was nine years old, and I don't think anyone else attending is going to do that much research, I'm probably over-thinking this and could go in an office-appropriate dress, which I have, and one-inch pumps which are the only dress shoes I buy. I don't think anyone else is going to go to any trouble other than dressing nicely.
I hope you get proper clotted cream. I did find some decent clotted cream (might have been imported) in the US but your dairy products are generally pretty dire.
i hope you get proper clotted cream. I did find some decent clotted cream (might have been imported) in the us but your dairy products are generally pretty dire.
I hope you get proper clotted cream. I did find some decent clotted cream (might have been imported) in the US but your dairy products are generally pretty dire.
Await backlash.
I'm not too sure how the cucumber sandwiches will be on the bread here. All the bread I have tasted is much sweeter than in Europe.
I hope you get proper clotted cream. I did find some decent clotted cream (might have been imported) in the US but your dairy products are generally pretty dire.
Await backlash.
No backlash, but Jezer, you are living the life of Riley across the pond, so do tell us what a proper English teaparty should look like. I really am curious. Or if anyone else wants to tell me, I really do want to know.
No backlash, but Jezer, you are living the life of Riley across the pond, so do tell us what a proper English teaparty should look like. I really am curious. Or if anyone else wants to tell me, I really do want to know.
The life of Riley taiga?
I hate to disappoint you but I don't know what a proper English Teaparty is like.
Growing up in Yorkshire they were seriously into High Tea which they had mid afternoon. High Tea consisted of smallish sandwiches and many various cakes and buns, lemonade etc and of course tea! Bearing in mind this was over forty years ago I'm happy to be put right as to whether this still goes on.
My main point is that we have a whole range of dairy products that I could never find in the US.
The range of types of milk and cream and even butter is far greater here than I found in the US.
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That ought to do it.
My Mother and her friends love attending these garden parties which they try to "follow" in English style. Their ideas come out of magazines although they did have some English war brides they used to take "direction" from. The look they wear is sleeveless linen dresses with jackets if it is cool out, tasteful jewellery, and a few ladies do wear hats and gloves. (More hats than gloves). My Mother had me purchase a small fantasizer hat for her, and I had to admit that it looked lovely; although I was doubtful at first. The women my age in their 40's and early 50's usually dress in very pretty sundresses, a little more jewellery, and pretty sandals. No flip flops or really high heels. I've gone to a couple of these functions to keep my Mom happy. They like little cucumber sandwiches, clotted cream, and other little dainties. Heaven forbid after all these years they should be doing in all wrong
And the only "sundress" I do own is an I-can-get-away-with-that-because-it's-an-old-hippie-style dress, and I'm "old" and fancy myself a hippie. 
I hate shopping! 
Or if anyone else wants to tell me, I really do want to know.
