white coatee as a warm weather option

[Chas]

The white coatee is for black tie events, generally in the tropics and only in the summer months. There are specific dates, but as I don't live in the tropics, I have never bothered to learn them. The UK does not qualify and I don't think that anywhere in Canada would either.

But all that apart, the important thing is that it is for black tie events. That is to say, the level just under the most formal, a black bow tie and after 18:00.

If the conditions are met, I see no reason why it should not be worn.

I have just noticed that this thread is in the "Contemporary Made Kilts and How to Wear Them" board. I do not think a white coatee should be worn with anything less than a tartan kilt.