Christmas attire - first time kilted!

[Tatonka]

Your look is fantastic! I am curious as to where you picked up your hose. I am wanting a pair exactly like that.

[Panache]

A splendid formal outfit, no wonder they were talking all about you!

If I may offer one small suggestion though for the next time you don your finery. I would forgo the pocket watch and chain with any black or white tie outfit. For one reason, they don't look quite right with the three button waist coat. Another is that when is dressed to the nines like that time should be unimportant.

Cheers

Jamie

[Jock Scot]

A splendid formal outfit, no wonder they were talking all about you!

If I may offer one small suggestion though for the next time you don your finery. I would forgo the pocket watch and chain with any black or white tie outfit. For one reason, they don't look quite right with the three button waist coat. Another is that when is dressed to the nines like that time should be unimportant.

Cheers

Jamie

Traditionally, if you wanted to carry your time piece on your person with formal attire, one carried it in your waistcoat pocket as usual, but without the chain. Instead, one had a "fob". It was a short piece of silk cloth, some times fine woven gold, or silver ,perhaps two inches wide and perhaps about four inches long. It had a clip on one end for the watch and some sort of elaborate "thing" on the other that just hung out of your pocket. Imagine, if you will, something like a medal ribbon with the watch on one end and the ribbon and medal hanging from the pocket.

[JSFMACLJR]

Traditionally, if you wanted to carry your time piece on your person with formal attire, one carried it in your waistcoat pocket as usual, but without the chain. Instead, one had a "fob". It was a short piece of silk cloth, some times fine woven gold, or silver ,perhaps two inches wide and perhaps about four inches long. It had a clip on one end for the watch and some sort of elaborate "thing" on the other that just hung out of your pocket. Imagine, if you will, something like a medal ribbon with the watch on one end and the ribbon and medal hanging from the pocket.

Like this:

[denmcdough]

Oh, what a grand look. Being new to kilting, I can appreciate how special you must have felt. Keep up the good work!

[nloken]

Like this:

Aaah, something like that would have been grand! The pockets are quite small, so the watch must most definitely have some fastening device of some sort. I'll have to remember to keep an eye out for a chain of the likes of yours!

Jock Scot; No logic behind my choice of pocket. Just chance I guess. But being right handed, it seems I stumbled across the "right" pocket!

Thank you all for your warm comments. It did feel very good to wear a kilt, and it is truly a way of dressing that will be used more in the days, months and years to come! The wardrobe just needs a bit expanding in terms of less formal attire, but when that is checked of the list, the kilt will be worn more frequent!

[nloken]

Your look is fantastic! I am curious as to where you picked up your hose. I am wanting a pair exactly like that.

They are the hand knitted aran hose found at Scotweb (Product link), and I must say they are quite magnificent. Knitted to measure and will most definitely keep you warm and snug as a bug!

Thanks for the tip, Jamie. I'll keep it in mind, but being an "addict to time" as I am, I will most likely end up with it the next time as well..

[JolyStNicholas]

Ya do look GRAND laddie, and do yourself very well indeed!

[Sammac]

Well put together look, two thumbs up.