One for the native Scots

[HarveyH]

I have to say I've been a bit shocked by some of the comments in this thread. I live in London and I wear a kilt to most formal events I attend. I have never received some of the unpleasant comments people have mentioned.

Weddings are usually daytime events in England (by law) and day wear would be appropriate. So I would normally wear a grey or tweed jacket with my kilt. Not for me a black jacket with silver buttons which is formal evening wear in the UK although many are seen at weddings.

Morning Dress might be worn if it is a formal wedding in England but this is becoming rare except at "society" weddings. Even then a Kilt would be perfectly acceptable formal dress.

There is a slight cultural difference, in the UK unless you were part of the very immediate family or part of the Groom's party (best man and ushers) then you would wear what you want, suit or sports jacket. So a kilt and jacket can end up looking very smart and more than acceptable dress.

(Just a post script - in case "Morning Dress" is not clear I have found a link to morning dress on the site of a very well known uk retailer http://www.marksandspencer.com/Sarto...140121221533:s )

[Blueline72]

Thanks for the link. I have heard about Morning dress but not what all it entailed.

[MacRobert's Reply]

The Scottish highland equivalent of morning dress is the black silver-buttoned Argyll jacket: http://www.highlandclans.co.uk/Argyl...lt_Jacket.html

[Jock Scot]

The Scottish highland equivalent of morning dress is the black silver-buttoned Argyll jacket: http://www.highlandclans.co.uk/Argyl...lt_Jacket.html

Exactly so, MacRobert.

I can and do wear morning dress(tails) in England and Scotland and in fact until recently I would hazzard a guess that in the lowlands of Scotland morning dress weddings were at least as common as kilted ones. Outwith Scotland I personally only wear the kilt to weddings (or anything else) by specific request for very special people and I would, in the normal course of events, never even consider doing so, however, on a rare event I might consider doing so.

On the few occassions that I have ventured South with the kilt in my adult life, I must say that I have only had polite interest expressed and have never encountered the comments that Phil has had and that is not something that I can say about certain parts of Scotland! In the end though, when and where one wears the kilt is entirely a decision for an individual to make, but like the OP has done, it is wise to do some research first.

[Calgacus]

So much for the black barathea silver buttoned argyll being 'versatile' then, if it is only correct to wear it at daytime weddings and the odd horse race.

[Jock Scot]

So much for the black barathea silver buttoned argyll being 'versatile' then, if it is only correct to wear it at daytime weddings and the odd horse race.

A quite reasonable observation there, although I have never seen a civilian at Ascot wearing the kilt, but we must not get too hidebound in specifics here. The black barathea silver buttoned argyll(BBSBA), in kilt terms, is in indeed first and foremost morning dress equivalent however, these days it can an is used successfully for minor black tie events too. This we know and there is some historical evidence to confirm this. If one wants to go for versitility, then the tweed argyll is really the way to go, but that versitility can only go so far.

[Calgacus]

Thank you Jock, so is this another case of mis-selling by the rental industry?

I've started another thread based on my observations and thoughts from this thread and others, so as not to derail this thread too much.