"Whipets, apparently, are specific to South Yorkshire, not North Yorkshire. Mrs Courtney is very adamant about that."
Whippets are to be found in all mining communities TBH but I really don't think they are an item of dress, they are a status symbol as they don't crap on your head as racing pigeons do
In the NE formal wear would be highly polished brown boots, dark trousers, a white shirt without the collar, a black weskit, white silk scarf knotted around the neck, black jacket and a flat cap
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