A Study on "the Most Versatile Jacket"

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A common piece of advice to new kilt wearers is to buy a black barathea Argyll jacket because it is the most versatile. The reasoning is that, depending on the accessories, it can be worn at a wide range of formalities. I've decided to post a few pics that hopefully demonstrate this. My jacket has antique buttons and flap cuffs (instead of the usual shiny buttons and gauntlet cuffs) but that shouldn't matter for the purpose of this discussion.

There is room to discuss about how far the range of possible formality extends and where it works best. Let me know your thoughts and hopefully the pictures will help to illustrate the discussion. If people have other pictures they'd like to post, then by all means add them!

# 1
Black tie (low cut matching black waistcoat, self tie bow tie, horse hair sporran, Argyle hose):


#2
Black tie (as above but with high cut tartan waistcoat and diced hose):


#3
Formal (black tie equivalent but worn with a stock tie as an alternative, high cut matching black waistcoat, metal cantle fur sporran, Argyle hose):


#5
Dressy (ABF tie, high cut matching black waistcoat, hunting sporran, solid colour hose):



#6
Dressy (similar to above but limited colours and a bit matchy-matchy):


#7
Semi-dressy (ABF tie, no waistcoat, simple leather sporran, tattersal shirt, solid colour hose):


#8
Smart casual (thin sweater, no tie, simple leather sporran, solid colour hose):