OK, I finally got some pictures taken with Jock's specifications and am ready for a proper review. I tried two variations on the theme and included a "before" (matchy) photo for comparison's sake. Any and all comments are welcome, so please don't be shy in your review!


1)

For this outfit, I went with the "grab some clothes and go" approach. Not much effort put into matching or not-matching.

Best hose, brightest flashes, a waistcoat because it was a bit chilly (even though it isn't part of a set with jacket), Harris tweed jacket, tattersall shirt, plain daywear sporran, and regimental style tie. After pulling all that out of the closet, I took a picture of some of it together.


There are multiple different-but-close shades of the same colours going on here. Various textures and patterns too. What strikes me is how good it looks all together, whereas if everything were matched except one or two elements, those things would stick out like a sore thumb.

I attempted Jock's suggestion of tying the knot on my ABF tie to bring out a chosen stripe. In this case, I wanted the red to show against my waistcoat. Very versatile things, these striped ties!





2)

For the second variation, I made more of an effort to not be matchy. I swapped the red flashes for grey so they wouldn't match the tie. I swapped the dark green hose for olive coloured ones so they wouldn't be as close to the green in my tartan or the green stripe on the tie. Ditched the waistcoat to show off the tie more and because it wasn't part of a set with the jacket.

I also did up the buttons on the collar of the shirt, which in the other picture I left undone. Normally, I don't wear a tie with shirts that have button-down collars... are you supposed to do them up or not?






And now a before the "Scots eye for the matchy guy" makeover pic. Here is my lass and I at a recent wedding. Hose matching the jacket, flashes matching the solid colour tie, plain looking shirt (it does have a bit of a pattern which can't be seen in this photo) . Whole outfit coordinated with my lass: