What to wear to a wedding?

[Paul]

Paul,

You have your answer!

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

Sounds good!
I'm still interested to hear everyones views still

[sfb]

My cousins weddings coming up and I've got quite a few things that I could wear on the upper half. The thing is - I realise everyones got a difference of opinion of what's suitable for a daytime wedding with a kilt.

Hmmm.

1. I'm opting for the Black Argyll, five button waistcoat & (wool) tie option for the wedding I'm going to shortly.

2. Your cousin's wedding isn't in Troon on Friday, is it? Because if it is, then it sounds like I'll see you there!

[fluter]

Yes - I probably should have said. I have been told he's wearing a morning suit.

There you go: your black Argyll with your new silk tie is ideal. You'll look like a million quid.

I'm desperate to show off my Prince Charlie but I realise it's considered too formal...

It's not too formal Paul---the groom is going formal. It's simply the wrong time of day. The PC is black tie, and black tie is evening wear.

You could spice up your Argyll with diced hose and a silk cravat to match the groom's morning suit. It's not required; and if the other guests/family members are not dolling up to that extent, then it might be considered over the top.

[Paul]

There you go: your black Argyll with your new silk tie is ideal. You'll look like a million quid.



It's not too formal Paul---the groom is going formal. It's simply the wrong time of day. The PC is black tie, and black tie is evening wear.

You could spice up your Argyll with diced hose and a silk cravat to match the groom's morning suit. It's not required; and if the other guests/family members are not dolling up to that extent, then it might be considered over the top.

Thanks for good advice!
I think I'll stick with the silk tie... I think it's on a perfect level of formality for the event... I do love my cravat though!
The diced hose are really nice. They go well (but not perfectly) with my kilt... I'll wait for my Argyll cuffs to make a final decision on that and I know what great people on a great forum will aid me on if I'm stuck for a decision on that!

I'll post pictures when I get a chance to try everything on.

[fshguy]

If it is a formal wedding, in other words the groom and guests might be wearing morning suits...

I've always been told, if it is being worn by the groom, it is properly referred to as a mourning suit.

[Jock Scot]

I've always been told, if it is being worn by the groom, it is properly referred to as a mourning suit.

Maybe you are right, but I think not! Morning(as in good morning)suit is how the collective knowledge of this house spell it---eight people. Mourning implies a death in the family,on second thoughts, some would regard a wedding as almost the same thing!! That is not how morning suit is spelt in this house anyway!

[Galician]

Please remind me what a Barathea is. I always get confused by these terms.

Plus I'm curious, for those clergy in Scotland who don't use liturgical robes, what is the usual form of dress for a formal wedding?

[McMurdo]

Barathea is the cloth that hey make PC's from, they also make Argyll's from it it is wool. Here is what wikipedia says:

Barathea, sometimes spelled barrathea,[1] is a soft fabric, with a hopsack twill weave giving a surface that is lightly pebbled or ribbed.[2] The yarns used cover various combinations of wool, silk and cotton. Worsted barathea (made with a smooth wool yarn) is often used for evening coats,[3] such as dress coats and dinner jackets, in black and midnight blue. Silk barathea, either all silk, or using cotton weft and silken warp, is widely used in the necktie industry.[1]
[edit] References

1. ^ a b Frank P. Bennett (1914). A Cotton Fabrics Glossary. Guilford, Ct.: Frank P. Bennett & Co.. pp. p. 684. http://books.google.com/books?id=QSl...#PRA7-PA684,M1.
2. ^ Turnbull & Asser. "Barathea weave". http://store.turnbullandasser.co.uk/...hea_Weave.html. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
3. ^ Flusser, Alan (2002). Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion. HarperCollins. p. 278. ISBN 0-06-019144-9.

[Galician]

Thanks. So would what I'm wearing in my profile photo properly be called a Barathea? I had ordered it as an Argyll.

[McMurdo]

Thanks. So would what I'm wearing in my profile photo properly be called a Barathea? I had ordered it as an Argyll.

It looks like it, Black with Silver buttons.