Fit Check - Burns Supper 2026

[bookish]

I am attending a Burns supper with the Detroit St. Andrew's society. I emailed about dress code, and was told that many will be wearing Argyll jackets, but a nice sweater would do. So, there isn't a strict dress code. I thought that I'd order an off the rack Argyll and try it out. I did not like it! The Argyll is going back, and I am planning on wearing a contemporary kilt jacket that I ordered from McCall's a little over a year ago. I'd like to know what others think of the ensemble for a Burns supper.

The jacket needs a little tailoring to shorten the sleeves a bit, and maybe take in the sides a touch. That's a future me problem.

I've got a pocket square coming that is a light blue with a red trim. I almost went with a light yellow pocket square, since the medallions in the tie are light blue with a yellow center.

The kilt hose are bright red, and I don't often wear hose that don't relate directly to the main color of the tartan, but I thought I'd give it a go this time around. I have navy hose and red flashes (which is what I usually wear with this kilt), so if the hose offends, I have backup. I can also wear these ancient blue flashes with the navy hose if I need to sink into the background a touch more. Though, I'm tall, and that's not easy to do.

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