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15th September 16, 03:15 PM
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Advice on some colours/accessories for my wedding kilt.
Hi,
I've not posted here before, but I thought it looked like nice community, so if you'll indulge me I'd like to glean some ideas off of you rabble.
I'm getting married in roughly 3 months, and will be wearing a kilt come hell or high water. I own several jackets and kilts already and have been wearing them very frequently to formal, semi-formal and casual events - for over 10 years - since I was 18. I have two, full 8 yards, heavy weight kilts**, but have ordered a Great Scot Modern (also 8-heavy) and new Braemar jacket and 5 button waistcoat (both in black, but with navy paisley linings). I should explain that despite owning a Prince Charlie + vintage 3 button waistcoat for years, I simply do not really like it as a formal jacket. I personally always thought the Braemar plus 5 button to be a smarter look, just my taste.
Anyway, so now to my actual dilemma(s). I had an always used original seal skin sporran which I can't now bring to the US, so I need to buy a new dress sporran and now find myself contemplating the colour of said sporran, along with my entire kilt accessories. I had kind of just assumed I would do my standard coloured cravat in a ruche (main or second main colour from kilt, so purple, or teal or navy) and cream/ivory hose, with hose flashes being either the tartan or the same colour as the cravat, w/e colour that is, and an Ivory shirt. Ivory shirts, is another weird thing I have always done, at first by accident, but I then later realised that it worked really well with kilts especially if you opt for ivory hose. I do understand the irony of hating the Prince Charlie but liking ivory shirts, but in this case especially I may have no choice, as my fiancée's dress is ivory...
So guys (& girls), it is your wedding in 3 months, and you need to complete a Great Scot Modern, Braemar 5 button, & ivory shirt. What colours do you opt for with the neck-tie, sporran, hose and flashes? If you can picture that.
So far I'm torn between:
Option 1:
A Purple cravat
Ivory fur Sporran
Ivory hose & matching tartan flashes.
Really classic, but also super rental (which irks me more than slightly)....however my jacket and waistcoat have a deep blue Paisley jacket lining and waistcoat back, so I'm hoping if I go this route, altogether it'll be far enough away from a rental job in appearance.
Option 2:
A Navy Paisley cravat (that matches my jacket waistcoat reverse)
Ivory fur Sporran
Ivory or Lovat hose & Navy flashes.
Option 3:
Trying Navy or Black hose with 1 or 2, and maybe a darker sporran?
Any suggestions advice, criticism etc would be welcome. Thanks.
**Of two original kilts one is looking a little worn (this one I wore less ironically), and is slipping into the smei-formal/casual arena due to this. And the other is a slightly weird fit since it was measured before a lengthy marathon rowing and cycling obsession (my hips and seat and now much bigger, even if my waist is virtually the same).
Last edited by Litany of the Highlands; 15th September 16 at 03:59 PM.
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