outift advice

[Charlie]

***. Wearing a black kilt just because it's a "tails" type of event seems like an attempt to Saxonize the kilt.

This being a United Nations ball, you may run into actual Scotsmen there. Do them proud, and wear the kilt according to their tradition! And besides, people from all other nations who are present will likely recognize the kilt more readily in its original context.

I agree you should wear the tartan kilt as itin a United Nations Ball it provides a "Scottish" identity.

[Jock Scot]

I agree you should wear the tartan kilt as itin a United Nations Ball it provides a "Scottish" identity.

Well yes and no. If the "Highland attire" option is given or the "national attire" option is available then fair enough for those that qualify as being of that nation. However, if a Canadian, Russian, Mongolian, American, Scot or whatever citizen should choose to wear another nation's attire, then not only is he identifying that particular nation's national dress he is also identifying himself as a poser.

At low key events, well OK, we can accept with good grace people's distant roots and we may accept that there are some who have no connection to a culture or nation and want to adopt a national dress. But we are not talking about low key events here are we? No we are not!We are talking about a major international institution at an internationally respected venue and function with no doubt plenty of "Top Brass" in attendance. If you want to be be noticed dressed in the kilt then you will be, if you want to be taken seriously, then it will be a better option by far, to heed MoR's advice. If you want to just get noticed and don't want to be taken seriously then do the job in style and wear a clowns outfit! And don't expect to be attending next year!