No Hamish I don't think it's age related, except that younger men might attract the ladies a little more, and since I am happily married, I don't care about that anyway.

Surely England, even your part of it, is SO accustomed to every variation of fashion that nothing shocks any more.

Or, as you've said before, it may be the English "reserve", a reluctance to say anything.

The only comment I've had today was the first person to call in who said "aren't you COLD dressed like that?"