Semi Formal Argyle

[Jock Scot]

This is going to sound rather pedantic,but it may help you decide what to wear.First of all there are three basic types of Argyll/Braemar/Crail(count these as the same) jacket.The tweed, the black barathea with black buttons and the black barathea with silver buttons.Ok, with all these jackets there are different colours to be had,but lets stick to the basics.

I think that we can discount the silver buttoned barathea as too formal for a matinee,it is after all the most formal of daywear jackets, although, I grant you that it is becoming a modern trend to see them worn as formal evening attire these days.

So that leaves the tweed or black barathea with black buttons, personally I would wear the tweed.Oh, either of these two are fine without a waist coat. Plus a belt, but not a dress belt, as it is day wear.