primarily by a desperate need for *sartorial rules and an inability to cope without them.
a
着こなし
This helps to explain why the English have an international reputation for dressing in
一般に
have a reputation for~~として有名である
国際的に
general very badly, but with specific areas (pockets, you might say) of excellence, such as
eralve
butt
high-class gentlemen's tailoring, sporting, and ‘country clothes, ceremonial costume and
innovative street-fashion. In other words, we English are at our sartorial best when we
at one's best
have strict, formal rules and traditions to follow when we
「最高の状態にいる」