Sloane Rangers

Sloane Rangers
   A term invented by the style commentator Peter York to describe a set of upper middle-class women based in moneyed areas of London such as Sloane Square and who were daughters of colonels, admirals and gentleman farmers. Also described as the horsey set or the Headscarf Brigade, the typical Sloane Ranger could be recognized by her safe, scrubbed appearance, traditionalist attitudes and ritualistic behaviour, which were catalogued in The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook in 1982. Dressed in a Hermes headscarf and pearls, the typical Sloane Ranger supposedly worked at top auction houses, merchant banks or Bond Street galleries before entering into marriage, which was their real career. Princess Diana was seen as a successful example of the type.
   See also: fashion, 1980s
   CAROLINE COX

Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture . . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sloane — UK [sləʊn] / US [sloʊn] or Sloane Ranger UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Sloane : singular Sloane plural Sloanes Word forms Sloane Ranger : singular Sloane Ranger plural Sloane Rangers British informal showing disapproval a young upper class… …   English dictionary

  • Sloane Ranger — Sloane UK [sləʊn] / US [sloʊn] or Sloane Ranger UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Sloane : singular Sloane plural Sloanes Word forms Sloane Ranger : singular Sloane Ranger plural Sloane Rangers British informal showing disapproval a young upper …   English dictionary

  • Sloane Ranger — The term Sloane Ranger (plurals: Sloanes, Sloanies) refers to the young, upper class and upper middle class men and women living in South West London. The word play term combines Sloane Square , the fashionable and wealthy London area associated… …   Wikipedia

  • Sloane — n. (in full Sloane Ranger) Brit. sl. a fashionable and conventional upper class young person, esp. living in London. Derivatives: Sloaney adj. Etymology: Sloane Square, London + Lone Ranger, a cowboy hero * * * /slohn/, n. Sir Hans 1660 1753,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sloane Ranger (Sloane) — n British a young upper middle or upper class person, educated at a public school and affecting certain well defined modes of dress and behaviour. The phrase was applied to a recognisable sub category of British youth displaying characteristics… …   Contemporary slang

  • Sloane Square — Blick über den Platz nach Nordosten Der Sloane Square ist ein Platz zwischen den eleganten Londoner Stadtteilen Knightsbridge, Belgravia und Chelsea. Der Platz ist Teil der Hans Town und wurde 1771 von Henry Holland entworfen. Die „Town“ und der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sloane — n British a young upper middle or upper class person, educated at a public school and affecting certain well defined modes of dress and behaviour. The phrase was applied to a recognisable sub category of British youth displaying characteristics… …   Contemporary slang

  • List of chics — This is a list of notable chics. Contents 1 Chics 1.1 Art school chic 1.2 Ashcan chic …   Wikipedia

  • Knightsbridge — infobox UK place country = England map type = Greater London region= London official name= Knightsbridge latitude= 51.4999 longitude= 0.1621 london borough= Westminster london borough3= Kensington and Chelsea constituency westminster= Cities of… …   Wikipedia

  • GB-KEC — Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Lage in Greater London Status London Borough, Royal Borough R …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”