Proper Funeral Jacket.

[OC Richard]

Im wondering if it would be proper to wear my dark charcoal tweed /w waist coat to funerals. While my Argyll has served me well I love the look of my tweed better.

I'm guessing that the Argyll jacket you're referring to is black. "Argyll" is a cut, or style, of jacket (the reference being to the so-called "Argyll cuffs") and Argyll jackets can be made out of Barathea in black, dark green, etc or in tweed in plain, herringbone, windowpane, etc in any colour such as Lovat Green, charcoal, or any other colour tweed is available in.

The feeling of traditionalists in Scotland is that black jackets are not suitable for outdoor or daytime wear, and tweed is preferred, be it charcoal or Lovat or what have you. They think it odd that Americans nearly universally wear black tuxedos for outdoor and daytime weddings.

Here's what I wore back in March to pipe at my Father-in-Law's funeral, a tweed Argyll (not sure what the colour might be called... looks like feldgrau to me)



Here is a wedding with light-coloured tweed jackets (the Groom's an Argyll) ... most Americans nowadays would wear black



Here are some Argyll jackets, any and all of which would be considered perfectly suitable for any daytime or outdoor funeral, wedding, or other event, in Scotland