Black tie, Prince Charlie, but the tie is DECIDEDLY not black

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One of the things that makes kilting fun for me is the opportunity to tell stories about what I’m wearing; e.g.the very humble origins of virtually everything that now is considered Scottish “dress-up” wear and cuisine; for example, the kilt and the plaid, Ghillie Brogue shoes, the knife in your sock, and even that great Scottish delicacy, Haggis. My interest in spinning such tales was only amplified when I spent just under 2 weeks in Scotland in August 2023. This year I yearn to go back, but if at ALL possible, to combine my trip with a few days in Paris to visit the gloriously resurrected Notre Dame cathedral.

And now the Bow Tie Club retailer has fed those aspirations with a bow celebrating the Cathedral’s Rose Window. One problem with that, however, is that it’s hard to imagine a tartan (at least not one in MY closet) that would “sync” with that bow tie, except possibly accenting a Prince Charlie jacket:

But that still leaves addressing the issue of conflict between tie and tartan. One POSSIBILITY, I suppose, is my new Lunar Tartan Kilt, which could be described as “grayscale.” Black, a range of grays, and one narrow red stripe.

Opinions?