William Hanson: 'Etiquette isn’t about class – no one is exempt from being nice'

William Hanson: 'Etiquette isn’t about class – no one is exempt from being nice'

William Hanson has recently started therapy. He tells me so when I ask him whether, as a professional etiquette coach, he feels the pressure to always be on point – as opposed to, say, eating with his mouth open or popping to the shops in, god forbid, tracky bottoms. “Pressure has been a recurring theme in therapy so far,” he says. “A lot of it is pressure I put on myself – but yes. It keeps coming up.” #color-context-related-article-3860825 {--…

Ask Margar-etiquette about Dressing Too Casually

Dear Margar-etiquette, I’ve noticed that people seem to dress far more casually than they used to. Sometimes even in professional settings, nice restaurants, or on airplanes I am seeing hair bonnets and house shoes. Has etiquette changed, or have we just lowered our standards? Missing the Magic of Dressing Up Dear Missing, You’re not imagining it! The pendulum has swung toward casual in almost every corner of life. We see it in stores, offices, …