Advice on buying traditional full dress

[scoutniagara]

If you look at my avatar, I wear an Argyle jacket... with a tux shirt, bow tie, formal fur sporran, black cairn gorm Sgian Dhub, ghillies and cuff links, it's fine for my mess dinners and formal occasions. An Argyl jacket is much more flexible for occasions.

[davedove]

If you look at my avatar, I wear an Argyle jacket... with a tux shirt, bow tie, formal fur sporran, black cairn gorm Sgian Dhub, ghillies and cuff links, it's fine for my mess dinners and formal occasions. An Argyl jacket is much more flexible for occasions.

No doubt about it, the Argyle can be made more or less formal based on what you wear with it. You can't really do that very well with the Prince Charlie (or the Irish Brian Baru for that matter). If a person can only afford one, I would say go with the Argyle.

Now, I will say that if you put the two jackets side by side, the Prince Charlie does look a bit more formal.