Opinions Please

[Arlen]

I think that actually looks really, really good.
I'm not a fan of white coats but you pull it off very well.
I'd also vote for buckle shoes and a full-dress sporran but other than that you look fantastic.

[ccga3359]

I like the look. Dressier sporran yes, and a little higher. The shoulder braid balances the plaid although is probably more for a military function. Appreciate the white jacket as I can't wear one (dirt magnet). At the end of the day it's you wearing it.

[Nighthawk]

Let's see... My take- lose the shoulder braid or the plaid. Get yourself a formal sporran. The semiformal one doesn't look bad, just a little out of place. The sporran is a touch too low for my taste. It wouldn't be easy to use there. I use mine- a lot, so I need it to be utilitarian. Do you have a sgain dubh on? I can't tell. If not, you need one. And with that level of formality, you could certainly pull off a dirk. And one more thing- white socks are a modern invention as I recall, and part of the rental industry. They started out a cheap thing for the rental shops, so to my eyes, white socks look cheap. I personally think it would look better with forest green or navy, but that's purely personal preference.

So now- onto what's right in that outfit- The kilt looks killer- absolutely killer!!- with that jacket. I personally can't pull off white, and you can with much grace and style. I like the shoes, but was surprised to not see brogues. The broach looks nice, the plaid is placed well. Overall, you look excellent. With a little tweeking, you'll look like royalty.

And on a side note, I have a hand made custom semiformal sporran that I would wear with a similar outfit, simply for the sake of pride in it. It's a work of art, and deserves to be in any outfit, so there are exceptions I think to the sporran rule, just as there can be to belt rule.

Oh yeah!! And one more small thing- I think you should get a stag horn sgain dubh to go with that. Historically, only nobility had ready access to stag antlers, and they say nobility and class. I wouldn't think of attending anything formal with anything less than a stag horn sticking out of my sock.

[Nighthawk]

So now, having read the other posts, I didn't even notice the gold buttons and chrome buckle! I hate chrome buckles! I wear mine for work and grocery shopping. Check this thing out:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...stagbuckle.jpg

I can't see the image tags for some reason- apologies for the direct link.

I have one, and I LOVE it. You can get them from USA Kilts. It would look less gaudy. So there you go! More bad advice?

[ccga3359]

I can't see the image tags for some reason- apologies for the direct link.

Just in edit mode retype the [url] tags as [img] tags.

I do like the buckle but the question was the gold button on the white jacket and possibly switching them to silver. I would personally leave the button as is because the gold is a warm colour offsetting the cool white. It would be better getting a gold one buckle or at the very least silver with gold accents.

[Nighthawk]

Just in edit mode retype the [url] tags as [img] tags.

I do like the buckle but the question was the gold button on the white jacket and possibly switching them to silver. I would personally leave the button as is because the gold is a warm colour offsetting the cool white. It would be better getting a gold one buckle or at the very least silver with gold accents.

Ah!! I see. Thanks. I thought the question was the chrome buckle going with the gold buttons. I thought a more toned down, muted puter look would be a good alternative. I must have misunderstood that part of the discussion.

[macwilkin]

and my Knights of Columbus mess jacket.

The Knights of Columbus have a mess uniform? I didn't know that! You learn something new everyday. I knew about the 4th degree uniforms already.

Are the shoulder boards on the jacket rank emblems?

T.