Question for Hamish - White Dress Shirts

[macwilkin]

Which style of white dress shirt is correct to wear with the Black Argyle Jacket and Kilt?

Last Sunday I wore a white dress shirt with a red wool tie to the Kirk'in. (along with my Kilt and Argyle Jacket of course) The shirt had a spread collar and french cuffs. In my opinion the spread collar looks more appropriate with the Argyle than a button down collar.

Are french cuffs the correct attire for this sem-formal look and should a shirt with barrel (button) cuffs be worn and the french cuffs reserved for wear with black tie?

I'm not Hamish, but I see nothing wrong with French Cuffs with this particular outfit -- take a look at Brooks Brothers, TM Lewin, etc. and you will see many dress shirts in a wide variety of patterns and colours with French Cuffs. My friend the "clothes-horse" wears French Cuffed shirts almost exlusively. He wears silk "monkey's fist" cuff knots that match his shirts for less formal affairs.

I agree with you on the button-down collar; btw, Brooks Brothers is given credit for the invention of the button-down in 1896 in response to polo players complaining about their collars flapping in the breeze!

Cheers,

Todd