Waist coat? Or belt?

[Panache]

In my opinion it is possible to wear a belt with formal waist plate and a waistcoat with a Prince Charlie and make it work. I've seen it done. More often than not though I see belts drooping and vast expanses of white shirt between the bottoms of the waistcoats and the tops of kilts. It is an unappealling look. Far better in my opinion to wear either the argyll jacket and waist plate (such as JohntheBiker is demonstrating above) or the Prince Charlie and waistcoat sans belt.

Cheers

Jamie

[OC Richard]

More often than not though I see belts drooping and vast expanses of white shirt between the bottoms of the waistcoats and the tops of kilts.

like this



I just don't understand why
1) men get waistcoats that are too short
2) men wear their kilts too low, or get their kilts made too short, and
3) men wear dirk belts under their waistcoats.

All of these things contribute to the photo above. You can see how short that kilt is made, how low the rise is, and how short the waistcoat is made.