Quote Originally Posted by Warhoover View Post
I can see using an Argyle with vest and fly plaid for dress, but what do you do for hose? Would you wear diced hose with an Argyle, vest and FP? (God forbid the WHITE hose!!! eeek!!!) Also could you go "formal" with an Argyle in a different color than black? Would tweed be more relagated for daywear?
Most agree that a tweed kilt jacket, the equivalent of the Saxon "sport coat", is not a formal garment.

The Argyll jacket is an entirely different creature -- neither "fish, flesh nor fowl", it is roughly equivalent to a dark suit, yet it can be worn with a formal shirt and black tie -- although my good friend the "clothes horse" disagrees with this, because the Argyll has notched lapels, and true formal wear should only have rounded ones. Personally, I think they look better with a dress shirt and a necktie, but again, that's just me.

I personally don't like the look of a fly plaid with an Argyll jacket, since the Argyll is not a "full formal" -- but then again, I only wore a fly plaid with my PC at my wedding -- a PC really isn't "formal" enough, INMHO, for one. Now, with a Sheriffmuir doublet, they are stunning and almost a necessity.

Again, these are my opinions only. I wouldn't dream of telling someone they're wrong, just offering my thoughts. Different horses for courses and all that.

Regards,

Todd