Quote Originally Posted by southpacifickilt View Post
i have two questions about these.

1.2. how common would the type of dress in the second picture be now? particularly the plaids and belts
Swords and plaids aren't worn very often today. They certainly could be worn by a bridegroom (as in the case of the photo ) today, and are required by Highland gentlemen in court dress. Perhaps at the next coronation?

At the "better" Highland balls, one still sees the occasional full plaid or two, but not very often.

Everything else in the photo is acceptable today, although dirks are falling out of favour.