The Saint Andrew's Ball 2012, what to wear??

[Omar Zaragoza]

This is my first year as a member of the Saint Andrew's Society Mexico and its my first time at the ball they organize

The event its going to take place in an event room at a fine Hotel, so it will be dressy.

I have to questions for you, first one is what can I use to make my attire look dressy? Im new at the use of kilts so I just have this available

My Black watch wool kilt



My sporran, hoses, flashes, kilt pin and buckle



And I have patent leather shoes like these



And of course I have some normal dressy shoes

Can I use a white shirt, a black vest and jacket, and of course a tie?

And the most important question is......... What kind of dress my wife can use at these events? A normal coctail dress?

Thanks in advance guys!

[Friday]

You may want to check with the members of the society that have attended past balls to check how dressy the affair will be. If by jacket you mean a normal suit jacket you will find that it is to long and covers the pleats in the back. If you wear a vest a belt is not normally worn because the belt buckle and the bottom of the vest fight for attention. I have seen pictures of Prince Charles wearing a belt over the vest.

You may want to search the forum for Saint Andrew's Society and look for pictures of past balls.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f98/st-andrews-dinner-baltimore-70563/

In post #7 Matt Newsome gives a good list of various dress criteria.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...s-codes-70343/

[walkerk]

Congratulations on your invitation to the ball. It will certainly be an event to remember.

If you do not have a proper kilt jacket (such as a Prince Charlie) then a regular black jacket will suffice if worn with a vest. To dress up your outfit, you might wear a wing-collar shirt with shirts studs and a black bow tie. These are not necessarily expensive and are available at most formal-wear or bridal shops.

As for the important question: this is a "ball" and is therefore your wife's opportunity to wear a ball gown. The long evening dress seems favored by most but, as always, a lady is free to express her own personality.

Here's a thread with some more pictures: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...et-ball-55413/

We are looking forward to your pictures of the event!

[Omar Zaragoza]

Thank you guys!! I will follow your advices

Yes!!! I'm very happy about the event, its going to be great I very sure of that!

I have a wing-collar shirt with pleats, and a bow tie so that could not be a problem, what about the shoes? the shiny ones?

Thanks for your help!

[David Thorpe]

The shiny shoes are excellent.

[Omar Zaragoza]

Hi guys, I'm very excited about the ball, and I'm trying to look good

I found this jacket that I never use, do you thinks is a candidate for beeing modified to an Argyle Jacket?, Do you have any pattern or something I can give to my tailor for the conversion?