Quote Originally Posted by thescot View Post
And one more "rule:" black tie if for after five o'clock, not for 2:00 PM. Many of us for whom a tux is a rarity think that wearing a tux or tails means you're really dressed up, no matter the hour. The fact is that a tux at noon makes you look like someone who doesn't know how to dress, and tails at noon are worse. With trousers, it's a swallow-tail coat for daytime; a black argyl would suffice with a kilt.
This is not something I know anything about. Is it just the jacket that changes with the time of day, or is it the entire ensemble? By the rules, that is.

I totally plan on breaking the rules, but to echo fluter, I'd rather know what they are before I break them, so that I am at least aware that I'm breaking them.