Tweed for evening wear? - a call for pics

[Rob Wright]

Your Hunter tweed waistcoat and jacket is entirely appropriate for the occasion and the event would not be considered, in any way, formal over here.

It is interesting to see how different regions classify formal/informal for different events. It is also interesting to see how different generations view formal/informal.

If someone had the time and energy, I would love to see a proper paper that explored the differences between regions concerning the expectations of what is considered formal/informal when it comes to Highland Dress.

Rob

[davidlpope]

It's hard for me to picture tweed being used successfully for any sort of formal dress. I really think the "coarseness" of it works best for daywear. On the other hand, I'd love to see more velvet used for Highland formal dress here in the US. Black barathea is nice, but ubiquitous.

Cordially,

David