[Drum Major]

For white tie it is easier to wear a white bow tie and white waist coat with a Prince Charlie or Regulation doublet, tartan or diced hose and dress sporran. Never wear black studs as they should be white or gold when wearing a Prince Charlie or Regulation doublet.

[JSFMACLJR]

Originally Posted by Drum Major

Never wear black studs as they should be white or gold when wearing a Prince Charlie or Regulation doublet.

Piffle! I never do wear onyx studs, but some of my mother-of-pearl studs are smoky. I always wonder where people find these rules regarding the kilt! I know full well that with white tie studs should be light in colour, but really, Drum Major, tying in specific studs with specific doublets is silly.

Furthermore:
1. the Prince Charlie coatee really isn't suitable for full dress events.
2. White Tie permits the wearing of black bow ties with Highland dress.

[Ryan Ross]

Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR

Piffle! I never do wear onyx studs, but some of my mother-of-pearl studs are smoky. I always wonder where people find these rules regarding the kilt! I know full well that with white tie studs should be light in colour, but really, Drum Major, tying in specific studs with specific doublets is silly.

Furthermore:
1. the Prince Charlie coatee really isn't suitable for full dress events.
2. White Tie permits the wearing of black bow ties with Highland dress.

Bravo for keeping it real, good Sir! I heartily agree.

[Drum Major]

Remember a Prince Charlie is a tail coat with tails cut short and the cuffs and tails have extra patches with silver buttons in lieu of the normal black buttons thus is quite suitable for wearing when gents are wearing tails. It may be worn with white tie, white studs and white waistcoat when the majority are wearing tails. If on the other hand gents are in tails and dinner suits then you can get away with black tie and waistcoat. At black tie affairs you may wear a Prince Charlie or a Black Argyle jacket with a black bow tie and studs. At more relaxed affairs I have seen people wearing a daywear tie with a Prince Charlie while others are in Black Argyle and day tie. It is easier to get away with this style as the degree of formality is reduced but not as it goes up. In many organisations wearing black studs with a white tie is a serious faux pas. You will find who your freinds are who tell you on the side or those who just let you continue.

[Wandering Bruce]

Thanks, Jamie and Glen, for all your effort! I will pass this thread on to kilted friends (and wannabes) for their edification and encouragement.

[Mike_Oettle]

My salaams to Jamie and Glen for their full range of kilt looks.
And thanks to the others who also posted pictures.
This thread has helped me a great deal in figuring out how I can wear the kilt in various circumstances.
(When I was in the regiment, there was only one style!)
I can’t wait for next year (after my daughter’s wedding) to get my first kilt and start experimenting. Pictures will follow.

Kane remarked of the red lions on the navy blue tie: “In the UK I've only ever heard it mentioned as The Lion Rampant, rampant lions are something completely different and somewhat innapropriate. That may just be the me and the few Scots I know though.”

As a heraldry buff, I come across lions in various positions all the time, and one cannot always use the stiff wording found in a formal blazon.
The arms of Scotland are: Or, a lion rampant gules, langued and armed azure, within a double tressure flory counter-flory also gules.
But it is quite acceptable to speak (or write informally) of a rampant lion, or a royal tressure.
Regards,
Mike

[James Byous]

Very nice. Great idea.

[bdkilted]

Great job guys. Of course you have jumped started the economy by showing all of these. Now we may feel we have to go out and get a few more items.