Quote Originally Posted by Fedgunner View Post
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This is a Locharron jabot. It is mated to a white silk "dickey" which in turn is sewn to a white cotton mock turtleneck. I tried the t-shirt route and found that in some photos there was skin showing when the collar moved away from the neck.
I have worn the jabot to many black tie functions as well as mess dress.
Were I to ever be invited to a white tie function, I would change to a white marcella waist coat.
Looks very nice! My plan is to make my own. I don't care for the ones I've seen for sale on line; they look rather large, and I'm only 5'7". They are also the type that have the lace layered in a repeating downward "S" pattern of a single piece of lace. I prefer the look of 3 or 4 layered horizontal sections. If I make my own, I can also make it to the correct length for my shorter frame.

I was going to put off acquiring a jabot, as I considered it purely "white tie", but I will be wearing my Sheriffmuir to a black tie event in May, and the lady in charge has told me that if I wear a Sheriffmuir it MUST be with jabot. There you have it!