White Tie Kilt Dress

[Bugbear]

Um... I've never heard of these shirts, and I really don't know anything about this.

However, if I ever get a dress Argyle, I think I would prefer to wear the jabot and high cut waistcoat, rather than the black bow tie. Perhaps a Sheriffmuir doublet with the jabot; anything but a Prince Charlie.

There's just a certen classieness to a jabot that I like. And it is... just somewhat dreaming.

* Sorry That's all black tie attire dreams and this is a white tie attire thread. I just love learning about this stuff, though. *

[Twa_Corbies]

J. Higgins is one of the Highland outfitters that I know of who sells jabot shirts with the jabot attached. The Scottish Lion catalog alsocarries them, as well as a number of other outfitters. Unfortunately Higgins only shows their jabot shirt worn with a Montrose doublet, so all you see is the jabot and cuffs:



The image provided by the Scottish Lion only shows the shirt folded as it would come new from their shop:



Houston Kiltmakers in Scotland also carries a jabot shirt with the cravat and cuffs attached to the shirt:

[JSFMACLJR]

One can only guess at the fibre content of these shirts! I doubt very much that they are made of 100% cotton, and if they are I bet the quality is pretty sub-standard.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Um... I've never heard of these shirts, and I really don't know anything about this.

Ted, these shirts have the jabot permanently attached to the front of the shirt, where it buttons, sort of like the uber frills on the shirts worn by members of a Latin American Conga Band. In my opinion they never look quite nice because being part of the shirt they don't move or "flow" like the real thing. Also, the lace attached to the cuffs is rather skimpy, and looks, well, mean.

Like most things "fake" they are best avoided by gentlemen like you and me.