Ascot kilted or not

[gazbot]

Hello the rabble. I am attending Ascot chase race day in February and can’t decide upon Kilt or no Kilt?

[Tarheel]

I found the dress code site for the chase and jump events. It is here. https://www.ascot.co.uk/new-racegoers

I would think a kilt and tweed would be fine along with a good hat to keep the chill off when cheering on the ponies.

[Tarheel]

This is a tricky subject in my opinion, thus the question by gazbot.
Is the OP going for the chase or to mingle among those wanting to be seen and judged for their attire?

The event is held during winter. Some attending, will dress warmer and enjoy the outside where the races are held. Others will be toasting wins and discussing breeding while watching screens of the event in a controlled environment.

What is your plan gazbot? Are you an invited guest or love the ripple of horse flesh dashing about under the hands of a skilled rider?

[Steve Ashton]

From their website - https://www.ascot.co.uk/dress-code

"A day out at Ascot is special and dressing for the occasion is an important part of the raceday experience. Please read on for a guide to what to wear for a day at the racecourse."

[ThistleDown]

No kilt. Follow the temperate rules; this is an English traditional event and other's national dress is just not done.

[Terry Searl]

This is just my opinion...... and granted I am not of the racing ilk, even though my bottom has sat on saddle leather more than just a few times,.... neither am I one of those that can walk about with my nose at an upward incline, and yes I can also appreciate the point of this being an English event and perhaps that other national dress might not be appropriate, (although the Royals seem to enjoy the wearing of kilted attire at almost every other opportunity)..... Not to make too much lite of a fellow XMtS members request for advice, after seeing some of the hats the ladies will be wearing and that being acceptable .....I think maybe wearing a kilt with the proper accessories would bring some sensibility to the attire worn .....Like I said this is just my opinion and being from the colonies what could I possibly know about such respectability .....heh ! heh!...... To me RESPECT for the garment above most all else, is the key to wearing a kilt successfully and with confidence, but that is not the question is it....please forgive me for wandering off topic

[ThistleDown]

That's all well and good, Terry, but this is not a Commonwealth occasion, but an English one. Some of the Royals from Victoria onward have worn Highland dress -- IN SCOTLAND. But not outwith the Country and, most importantly, not outwith the Highlands except at appropriate military occasions.

Hats are an Ascot tradition -- top hats for men and wonderful creations for women -- but not a single representation of another culture. Cultural appropriation is not fashionable.

[Terry Searl]

As I said it was just my opinion.......and I have never known my opinion to change matters much......sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes, my comment was made in jest......sorry you couldn't see it that way

[Tarheel]

Sage advice has been offered and I agree that a direct contact to the course officials may be in order.

I am often the lemon in a venue of apples while I wear my kilt during college football season in the Southern US. The Ascot races are a different circumstance with rigid guidelines that keep the event unique and (dare I say) demand historic protocol.

Thank you all for a lively debate. I hope there is an acceptable resolve for gazbot.

[Hirsty]

I have seen kilts at Royal Ascot. The dress code does state that overseas are welcome to wear their formal national dress.

So I suppose it depends on which way you voted during the Referendum.