Question for Jock and other Scots: neckwear.

[Jock Scot]

So when, or how, then, would a black bow tie be equally or more formal than a jabot with lace cuffs?

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Answer. When a black bow tie is worn with appropriate formal kilt attire to a white tie event!

OK, a slightly contradictory answer, but its true! Remember the different roots that Highland attire has and from a very different place from saxon attire, that I was talking about? At genuine white tie events the Highlander may wear a jabot with say a sheriffmuir jacket, but in the Highlands and particularly in the Western Highlands often a Clan tartan evening style jacket, made from silk or some other fine material and cut on the bias is worn with perhaps a black low cut three button waistcoat AND with a black tie. Some wear jabots, some wear black ties for this event and assuming the shoes, hose, sporran, sporran chain, maybe some really fancy silver buttons and the kilt jacket is correct for the neck wear and the kilt is correct then, for Highland attire jabot and cuffs, or black tie, is absolutely fine for white tie events

In passing, this is why I am less than enthusiastic about tartan daywear style kilt jackets and waist coats worn during the day that seem to be gaining popularity here at the moment. Apart from the less than flattering straight jacket style, I personally think tartan day jackets and tartan waist coats are just plain brash and rather unnecessary. Whereas, appropriate jackets in tartan worn for ultra formal events is the time and place for the rather loud kilt attire in all its forms to come out and play.

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