Dressy, but not Dress: Neo-traditional Sporran Wear?

[Jumpmonkey]

I love the traditional highland dress, but we also discuss how the highland dress evolves, informed by the past, into the present. As an American, as many of you recognize, we are not really a society of strict formal-wear at this point in time. Along this vein, I've gotten thinking about sporran choice. I bought a new sporran today, to wear to a simple, anniversary dinner with my wife. What to get? I chose a hunting sporran for my dressy sporran. Here's my thinking.

1) I have never once been to a truly "black tie" event in my life. And from my understanding this is the atmosphere in which the evening-wear sporran is intended to be. The beautiful combination of the metal cantle and fur seems perfect in such a setting, but it's one I've never had occasion to exist in. The most formal events I've attended would be weddings, and while we, as a family, considered them dressy occasions, I've never attended a true black-tie wedding. So, while the evening, dress sporran is certainly appropriate for black-tie events, it doesn't fit the "formal" settings I find myself in.

2) A lot of the typical day sporrans, are certainly not ugly, but they are simple affairs. They are perfectly suited to the activities of every-day life. But neither are they fit for a nice night out with the spouse, or these sort of "semi-formal" occasions, which I find myself in, which often, in America, pass for formal.

So, (at least for me, in my circumstances) it seems that a nice, black hunting sporran fits the bill well. And, dare I say, I think that, in situations like this, the "semi-dress" sporran has its place in the modern kilting world. It is, as I often hear, neither fish, nor fowl, but in the world I live in, our "formal occasions" are very often, likewise, neither fish, nor fowl. I think these odd things are oddly fitting, to the evolution of traditional kilting in modern America...

...That's my thinking anyway. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the madness I've put forth here. And, as long as Steve is ok with it, I'm open to strong opinions from opposing viewpoints, and stricter interpretations of the dress, in the hope of open and earnest discussion of the highland dress we all hold dear.

EDIT: I will say, somehow, I'd skewed my understanding of the "semi-dress" sporrans. I'd seen a hunting sporran with fur, and thought this was one such. But after going back for a better look, something about the basic day-sporran pattern with added fur makes me a bit queasy looking at them. I do still feel the hunting sporrans (hair or otherwise) do provide a nice medium for the sort of "formal" I encounter.