Recently I posted a question about what to wear on Burns Night. I was looking more for some sense of what was appropriate in the way of formality for such an occasion but I got some welcome advice from several people, including McMurdo, that inspired what I finally came up with.
I might point out parenthetically that I had installed buttons on my kilt (for suspenders) as I did not have a dress belt. However, while that worked up to a point, I have no backside to speak of, and I couldn't keep the kilt from hanging lower in the back than in the front using braces. So I wore a brown belt...which you won't see in the photos but it is there.
I mention this to illustrate the advantages of a nice notch-lapel vest.
BTW, the jacket is an Ettrick tweed from Matt and I have enough extra material to make (or have made) a matching vest--notch-lapel and square bottomed, of course.
Overall I think the combination of accessories and colours worked out quite well. Thanks to Glenn and others.
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