Dirks, yay or Nay!

[Drueke IV]

Welcome to X

[creagdhubh]

from a Scots expatriate in Massachusetts.

I can only concur with what others have stated so far. Dirks are acceptable with White tie equivalent THCD although personally speaking I find them superfluous.

I agree, and welcome aboard Fraser!

Cheers,

[JSFMACLJR]

Welcome Fraser of Lovat. I have been to the Northern Meeting Ball before, as well as the Oban Ball. Yes, one does see several gentlemen wearing dirks, although they aren't very common. The late Duke of Argyll almost always wore a dirk to balls; his son the current Duke, usually does not. They certainly are appropriate, and if one possesses an heirloom quality dirk, then there is no better place to wear it than at one of the great Highland balls!

[ThistleDown]

Welcome, Fraser of Lovat, from Inverness-shire and British Columbia.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Welcome Fraser of Lovat. I have been to the Northern Meeting Ball before, as well as the Oban Ball. Yes, one does see several gentlemen wearing dirks, although they aren't very common. The late Duke of Argyll almost always wore a dirk to balls; his son the current Duke, usually does not. They certainly are appropriate, and if one possesses an heirloom quality dirk, then there is no better place to wear it than at one of the great Highland balls!

Sandy, it used to be that officers of the Atholl Highlanders wore their uniforms to these events, dirks and all. Hopefully the young duke will carry on this tradition.