Going to a family-ish Christmas supper...

[Rampant Lion]

The wife and I are going to her stepmom's(Diane) mom's(Sue) place for supper on Christmas eve. Sue has asked everyone to dress up for the evening just for something nice. I decided to wear my kilt and am planning on the following outfit:


The only people that there that I will know are my in-laws, Sue, and her husband Lionel. The rest of the guests are going to be Lionel's family, which I have only met once. To give you an idea of what the dress is going to be like, my father in-law is planning on wearing a sport coat with a turtleneck sweater. I was just wondering if you guys think what I'll be wearing is appropriate/dressy enough. If I had not decided to go kilted I would just be wearing a blue dress shirt and black dress pants.

So let me know what you guys think.

[Frank MacDuffy]

You look great! I think that'll work perfectly with what he'll be wearing. Knock 'em dead boy!

[Tattoo Bradley]

Looks good to me!

[cgrinder]

Looks very nice....is that MacGregor??

[Splash_4]

Looks really good! However, you might consider shoes!

[Jimmy the Celt]

Looks like a nice outfit to me!

[Rampant Lion]

Looks very nice....is that MacGregor??

It's the Grant tartan in modern colours.

Oh, and thanks for the great responses everyone. Just to let you know, I will shave and actually comb my hair before I go.

[mudd]

I would suggest a green shirt and black shoes.

[Rampant Lion]

I will be wearing black shoes, but not indoors. I don't want to track in on the carpet. It's really hard to find a green shirt that matches the green in the tartan well enough. And if the greens don't match, they'll clash.

[Riverkilt]

You're probably ahead of me, but I was thinking you might consider a white shirt to see how it looks.

The black shirt just seems a tad severe for a holiday occasion...and seems to overpower the beautiful tartan. A white shirt may put more focus on the kilt and tartan colors.

Ron