Waistcoat...no belt?

[neloon]

Just for the sake of accuracy, a potential George VII is less than 2 years old! Did you mean Edward VII?
Alan

Although a little portly, Edward VII doesn't, after all, seem to have left bottom buttons undone.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...edesdalesm.jpg

Alan

[Jack Daw]

My suggestion is that if you don't wear a belt and your kilt falls down at your feet, then by all means, wear a belt.

[Tenmiles]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like one would expect a king to be able to commission clothes of whatever fit he needs, and not suffer the indignity of having to wear ill-fitted waistcoats, which he perforce must leave unbuttoned.

[JohntheBiker]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like one would expect a king to be able to commission clothes of whatever fit he needs, and not suffer the indignity of having to wear ill-fitted waistcoats, which he perforce must leave unbuttoned.

A satirical portrait might exaggerate a bit, but formal portraits don't necessarily tell the truth either:



Historically, British monarchs have spent a great deal on clothing as part of the public image and one can reasonably assume that it fit. However George IV was known for his excesses, including eating, and it is reasonable to assume that he had to undo a button occasionally.

[OC Richard]

My suggestion is that if you don't wear a belt and your kilt falls down at your feet, then by all means, wear a belt.

For myself, never will I wear a dirk belt to attempt to get an ill-fitting kilt to stay in place. I can move the buckles in fifteen minutes if needs be.