Exactly the points I was trying to provide examples of. I would never wear the Argyle w/o my semi-formal black accessories for day or more formal accessories and bow tie for evenings. It just doesn't look right. And even though you match a color in the kilt with the hose and a similar colored shirt it just doesn't fly with some jackets. I think that in this circumstance w/o an earth toned kilt and jacket I'd skip the jacket all together if I were to wear the brown accessories. And yes the tie was too long. I was cutting into my photograhers T.V. time and she was rushing me. O'Neille