The whole nine yards.

[freddie]

It's always nice to wear the kilt, but I always get an extra kick out of wearing the whole rig to formal events.

I've got a convention next weekend, with a formal banquet. I'll be wearing the kilt with my Prince Charlie jacket and vest, my fly plaid, ghillie brogues and, for the first time, my new dirk.

I know the dirk is over the top, but I don't care. Maybe I'll cut my steak with it, just for show. I'll be the only kilted guy in the whole room, as far as I know.

I love that stuff.

You can never be 'over dressed' according to Sir Thomas Innes of Learney (Lord Lyon King of Arms). This is what he has to say in his 1938 book 'The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland' - 'Attempts by self-conscious lowlanders to convert the picturesque dress of the Gael into a "quiet style" and to deprive the garb of it's ornaments or reduce it to the drab monotony of Anglo-Saxon evening clothes are un-Scottish and contemptible.' - NOW THERE'S A MAN WHO COULD SPEAK HIS MIND !

[Big Mikey]

Go Bob, go!! I also like to add my dirk for fancy dress occasions. How about some pics??

[Panache]

Bob,

I look forward to some pictures from the dinner. Please, spare the other guests undue alarm, and leave your dirk in it's sheath if you must bring it.

Cheers

[Bob C]

Bob,

I look forward to some pictures from the dinner. Please, spare the other guests undue alarm, and leave your dirk in it's sheath if you must bring it.

Cheers

If you look at the date of my post that started this thread, P, you'll see I posted it a year ago. Freddie seems to have dredged up an oldie.

As luck would have it, the event to which I referred is annual, and I'll be doing it again in a couple of weeks.

Here are a few shots from last year:

I was the master of ceremonies for the banquet. You can see the dirk hanging from my belt.


Real men cut their food with dirks:


Me and my bride. Not a particularly good picture of either of us. SHE, at least, is much better looking in real life. Woodsheal can testify. He has met her:


I also used the dirk to open champagne bottles, but I don't have any pictures of that. Here's the dirk, itself, in a pic from the catalog:

[Tartan Texan Trenton]

Tuxes are only for school dances and weddings. Even then it is only the groom, best man, and the other guys that stand up there (what are they called again?)

Um - that would be the groomsmen, methinks. And I agree with Freddie; unless a particular formality of dress is specified in the invitation (i.e. black tie, white tie, or dress uniform - each of which are very specific) it is up to the wearer to decide what is most appropriate. Especially here in America, where many people dress up for a party by finding their best pair of jeans and an un-ripped t-shirt...

It may have been an old thread, but it was worth it to get you to post your photos, Bob! You and your lady turned out stunningly, especially as you were the MC! Thanks again for sharing the pics!

[Panache]

Well Bob you looked smashing.

...I also used the dirk to open champagne bottles, but I don't have any pictures of that...

Now that would be a great use for a dirk! And a heck of a picture.

Cheers

[Warlock]

In the highlands of Scotland when you were invited to stay for supper or attend a banquet at a castle or home, it was considered good manners to bring your own service with you. {knife and fork}. This is why dress dirks were furnished with a knife and fork designed for eating. Scottish castles were poor. Wooden plates and spoons could be carved and that let them be easy to supply for guest. A knife and fork for gentle folk to use were expensive and this was the reason to bring your own. That way you didn't embarass the host.

[Bob C]

Thanks for the compliments, guys.

P, I'll see what I can do about getting a pic of opening champagne bottles. Maybe I can get my lovely wife to shoot it on video with my wonderful new digital camcorder.

[David Dalglish]

It is nice to get the full formal outfit on now & again, I know it makes me feel special. Nice pictures