Dress code decisions for kilt walk evening

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Hello all,

I am normally pretty happy with my dress code choices and usually a bit of a stickler, however, I am hosting a kilt walk for The Cheshire Masonic Samaritan Fund Festival 2016 (just to explain what I am doing not to plug the walk as I know we can not do that on xmarks) A week prior to the walk from Wallasey to Chester (over 30 miles), I am hosting a fundraising evening in a fantabulous real ale pub/barbers. The evening promises to be a good one with quizzes and other fun and games and of course a few kilted people. I know its only a pub but I as is my usual want I would not go as informal as kilt with jumper (a look that I personally restrict to just the house or walking....just my personal feeling) I will therefore be jacketed. The event is being held from 7.30pm onwards so I know that strictly speaking lovatt green tweed has missed its 5.00 cut off but I really don’t feel like the event calls for my other jacket which is a black braemar with silver buttons.

The reason my usually rigid following of "correct dress codes" has been shaken, is because I was at a lodge meeting a few months ago where many many kilted brethren came down from Scotland. They were not just "fancy dress kilt wearers" they were hard core, old school traditional kilt wearers with hose that you could tell had been hand made, good quality sporrans etcetera. I hope that last comment does not cause any offence by the way but I am sure you all know what I mean. Some were in full prince Charlie with fly plaids, some were in light tweeds, some were in braemars some in argylls. So my persuasions have been swayed somewhat.

Am I over thinking this? My two options for this are shown here. As ever the wisdom and thoughts of you all will help me no end. This outfit is only for the evening in the pub. The walk outfit will be sweater good shoes, good hose, brown sporran etcetera.

If you would like to know any more about the walk by the way, please feel free to ask.

Kind regards to you all.