Prince Charlie Kilt Jacket {COLOR}

[r. m. anderson]

Thinking of a Prince Charlie jacket.
Several offered on Ebay.
The Navy Blue colored ones are less expensive.
Anything wrong with wearing a Navy Blue jacket
instead of a Black?
Would it matter at what type of function (formal)
one was wearing it? I.E. Black tie - Black jacket?
Navy Blue - the Admiral's Ball?
The Navy Blue one would most definitely compliment
the kilts I have at present but a black one would not
be a problem with color coordination.
Savings about 25 GBP - Grief factor [priceless]?????
Comments!
Thanks.
r.m.

[Chef]

In general a coloured jacket would be considered less formal. The black will go with anything so if you get different kilts in the future you don't need to worry. However unless you go to a lot of black tie events the blue one should be fine.

[Kilted KT]

Based on photos of a great many kilted formal events, I've seen only seen black PC's worn.

[McClef]

I have seen the odd PC in another colour but black is by far the most popular as it goes with any tartan.

I was at a ceilidh in Edinburgh this past Saturday and everyone who sported a PC had a black one.

[O'Neille]

I'd go w/ the black unless your family tartan is a blue one that would go w/ it and if Blue won't clash w/ your other kilts. O'Neille

[eighties]

If you're wearing the Anderson tartan then the blue could look nice. Black works quite well also as that is both my tartan and my PC is black.

My personal feeling is that the black is more dressy but I really don't see a problem. Assomming you have more kilts in other tartans then the blue might not be the best choice.

-80s

[Kilted Taper]

There's a green one that's been popping up on eBay for a while. Looks sharp to me, but I'd probably have a limited number of kilts I could wear it with.

[cajunscot]

I was at a formal Scottish function in Tulsa back in August 2002, and there was a fellow there, an ex-RN "Bosun" who wore an Anderson tartan kilt with a navy blue PC jacket, and it looked very good together.

Regards,

Todd

[scoutniagara]

Me bro wears his green PC with his clan MacIntosh kilt. It brings out the green of the kilt. I wear a navy argyll jacket with my hunting MacIntosh. It brings out the navy of the kilt. We both add pleated shirts with a black bow tie and receive nothing but compliments at white/black tie, full mess dinners. Both of us are commissioned navy, but have served in the Lincoln and Welland Regiment. Even if the tartan doesn't have black in it, a black PC would go well with it because your ghillies and belt would probably be black.
Notice the gent on the viewing left of the following photo wearing the Currie tartan with a black jacket and black ghillie brogues. It looks fine, and there isn't any black in the Currie (my grandmother's) tartan.

[David Dalglish]

Navy blue PC. are just as smart as Black & just as formal.