Hardy says: 'Grandest of all are velvet slippers, with your monogram or crest embroidered in gold thread. These you can dine in, at home of course.' Photograph: David Levene
Hardy is very clear when it comes to turnups: 'You can't have any.' Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features
Hardy says: 'You should always try and buy, or get given, the most expensive belt possible ... It should preferably be the same colour as your shoes: and, if you are very natty, it could be in the same leather as your wrist strap.' Photograph: Packshot Factory/PR
Hardy says: 'The modern young man is now so sure of his virility that I think he will take the risk, in the not too distant future, of wearing a coat made entirely of fur.' Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP
'By day, often in patterned or spotted foulard, it is usually worn by individualists ... On less genial characters, it can have an aggressive air and can arouse some kind of resentment at first meeting of a new acquaintance.' Photograph: David Levene
Hardy says: 'The matching of socks to the tie I find affected.' Photograph: Felix Clay
Hardy thinks scarlet is 'perhaps the most masculine of all colours', adding the caveat that 'its very flamboyancy limits its use.' Photograph: Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images
Hardy says: 'To achieve the nonchalance which is absolutely necessary for a man, one article at least must not match. For instance, you can wear a dark blue suit and tie with a pale blue shirt and navy blue socks, but you must then have a patterned silk handkerchief, say in dark red or a paisley design of green and brown; or you could stick to a blue handkerchief and have dark red socks.' Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Hardy says: 'Always wear a collar and tie in a town, even if it's by the sea, after six o'clock. Never wear shorts except actually on the beach or on a walking tour. All short sleeve shirts look ghastly. Sandals are hell, except on the beach where you want to take them off: or on a boat. And worn with socks are super hell.' Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
