Dressing down the Brian Boru/PC

[CMcG]

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About Gerard Butler, note that it's common in Hollywood for stars to wear tuxedos with no necktie, with a plain black t-shirt, etc etc. What I was wondering is, where are his flashes?

Wasn't he in Dear Franky? One of my favourite Scottish films!

If you look closely, it appears that he is wearing black flashes... they certainly don't stand out much against the black hose! And I have no idea what films he's been in

As for the older photo with PCs and regular dress shirt with tie, it certainly looks less formal than with a tuxedo shirt and black bow tie. I think it still looks good though, if different from todays trends.

[Strings]

Honestly, I think this is going to depend mostly on what YOU feel comfortable doing.

I know that, for a number of years, my "normal" jacket was an old bolero cut tux jacket, worn with a standard button-down shirt and jeans. Worked just fine, never got arrested for it.

Three things: are you comfortable doing it, do you have the carriage to do it, and is the setting appropriate for it? If yes, then go for it!

[Raphael]

It depends on how you define dressing down. I don't suppose that you are going to wear it with a T shirt and sneakers.

I have seen a picture of a guy wearing a PC with a leather utilikilt. The picture looked pretty cool. I am also planning to wear a PC with a leather kilt for my wedding next year.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Ok, this might be a silly question to some of you, and I can see the automatic replys of why would you want to, but here it goes.

Can or should one dress down the formal attire using a Brian Boru or PC jacket? In other words, can one still wear the jacket slightly less formalized with out a tux shirt and black tie?

Thanks,

Since this is posted in the Traditional Highland Dress section, the answer is "NO".

It doesn't matter what some celebrity does, most of them are singularly lacking in any sense of proper dress; they are all about grabbing attention for themselves.

As has already been posted elsewhere, these jackets are designed for formal wear-- if you want something less formal then buy, or make, a less formal jacket.

[McMurdo]

Since this is posted in the Traditional Highland Dress section, the answer is "NO".

It doesn't matter what some celebrity does, most of them are singularly lacking in any sense of proper dress; they are all about grabbing attention for themselves.

As has already been posted elsewhere, these jackets are designed for formal wear-- if you want something less formal then buy, or make, a less formal jacket.

Well put Scott. The PC/Brian Boru is a formal jacket, there is no getting around it. If you want to dress down, then dress down the jacket as well. There are several ways to do it, you can troll ebay for kilt jackets you can also go to a local tartan shop and see if they have anything on consignment. I've done both with success. You could also convert an existing jacket for wear with the kilt.

[CMcG]

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Can or should one dress down the formal attire using a Brian Boru or PC jacket? <snip>

Since this is posted in the Traditional Highland Dress section, the answer is "NO".

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Indeed, tradition says "NO," one most certainly should not!

Ontologically however, the existence of a dressed down alternative is entirely possible, so one can do it.

I'm not trying to be inflammatory here, just disambiguating to provide a more precise answer to the OP.

[Frank McGrath]

I am going to a christmas party from my company. I was thinking about wearing a black shirt and tie along with my argyll. Black hose with red flashes to pick up a red line in the kilt. Any opinions?

Frank

I may substitute a white shirt for the black. Still up in the air.

By the way, Hi. Jack

[MacLowlife]

Hi Jack, indeed.

Do you need someone to point out that a black shirt is probably NOT traditional highland wear? In light of the posts just above?


Otherwise, it sounds like it will work, assuming you like that black-on-black look. Just be prepared to sing RING OF FIRE and I WALK THE LINE.

Meanwhile, some of us would suggest a white shirt.

[davidlpope]

I am going to a christmas party from my company. I was thinking about wearing a black shirt and tie along with my argyll. Black hose with red flashes to pick up a red line in the kilt. Any opinions?

Frank

I may substitute a white shirt for the black. Still up in the air.

By the way, Hi. Jack

I don't currently have access to my image hosting site to post the pic, but here's a link to Billy Boyd in a very similar outfit:

http://www.kiltmen.com/celeb-billyboyd-sag.JPG

That's a lot of black.

Cordially,

David

[macwilkin]

Indeed, tradition says "NO," one most certainly should not!

Ontologically however, the existence of a dressed down alternative is entirely possible, so one can do it.

I'm not trying to be inflammatory here, just disambiguating to provide a more precise answer to the OP.

What's the old saying? "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." :mrgreen:

T.