It's sort of ironic that those of us who choose to attend formal events in our Scottish finery should be so concerned about adhering to a strict code of dress...I've been to several formal events (none of them Scottish...no St. Andrew's or Burns events) lately and it's open season on what's fair for formalwear out there. There's the larger number of men who at wear proper formalwear with some variations and then there are the types who project the impression that they're just too busy or too rich to bother with such things and show up in a suit and tie.

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