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Hi Guys,
I have enjoyed this fantastic thread for some time now.
I have a question regarding traditions of wear for the different sizes of awards which I thought would be pertinent to this thread since we see all sorts of variations here.
Perhaps others could verify but my preliminary impressions regarding tradition of wear are:
1) Medal bars (Ordenspangen) - on military uniforms
2) Ribbon bars (Bandschnallen) - on military uniforms, i.e. mostly limited to those who served in the Bundeswehr
3) Miniature medal bars (Miniaturordenspangen) - black tie (tuxedo) events
4) Miniature chains (Frackketten/Ordensketten) - white tie (tails) events or black tie events
5) Stick pins (Miniaturen an Nadel) - on civilian suits
In practise we see in this thread all sorts of mixing and matching so obviously rules were meant to be broken, but is there an "official" etiquette/regulation defined for these things?
Best regards,
---Norm
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Originally posted by Norm F View PostHi Guys,
I have enjoyed this fantastic thread for some time now.
I have a question regarding traditions of wear for the different sizes of awards which I thought would be pertinent to this thread since we see all sorts of variations here.
Perhaps others could verify but my preliminary impressions regarding tradition of wear are:
1) Medal bars (Ordenspangen) - on military uniforms
2) Ribbon bars (Bandschnallen) - on military uniforms, i.e. mostly limited to those who served in the Bundeswehr
3) Miniature medal bars (Miniaturordenspangen) - black tie (tuxedo) events
4) Miniature chains (Frackketten/Ordensketten) - white tie (tails) events or black tie events
5) Stick pins (Miniaturen an Nadel) - on civilian suits
In practise we see in this thread all sorts of mixing and matching so obviously rules were meant to be broken, but is there an "official" etiquette/regulation defined for these things?
Best regards,
---Norm
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Originally posted by GP41 View PostYes, Alex UhligAttached Files
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Originally posted by Mustangstje View PostFrom the OdR membership book:
As expected, the silk lapels of a Tuxedo were sacrosanct and only regular suits allowed lapel pins. It seems white tie events (with tails) were a 19th century custom and largely abandoned in the 20th century for the more "casual" black tie attire, so "Frackkette" is a somewhat archaic term for the Miniaturkette.
Best regards,
---NormAttached Files
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