formal evening dress: vest or no?

[macwilkin]

Thank goodness, eh? With no disrespect to the Australian Army Scottish Mess Dress White Jacket, it just isn't my style.

Of course, think about the weather of your present location as opposed to Australia's, and the white mess dress jacket becomes very appropriate. Members of the masonic lodge in Australia wear a similar style of white formal jacket in the Summer months for their meetings for a similar reason.

T.