Badges on the jacket lapels?

[Sawney Bean]

I wear a small London Scottish Rugby Club badge on my lapel if it's day wear, nothing if it's formal attire, afterall people may think you're some sort of union official (unless of course you are).

[Asser 1]

In the masonic lodge we had some members who wore a lapel pin for every masonic organization they belonged to and this could number in the 10's and 20's. IMHO I think it made them look ridiculous.

I tend to agree that one lapel pin on the left lapel where the flower button hole is located is the most appropriate and tasteful (less is more).

This is just conjecturing but my guess is Prince Charles is only wearing three pins because they were a gift at the games he was at and good form meant putting them on for the day. I can't recall seeing Prince Charles in lapel pins very often in any form of attire.

Just my thoughts

[SteveB]

I vote with Jock Scot on this one. I prefer the lapels left vacant with the kilt. For formal wear the only adornment are medals worn on the chest (well earned) at appropriate functions. For semi-formal, or day wear it is the kilt that is the adornment, the jacket is free of hardware. That is the way I was brought up. I am auld.

Slainte

[Urchurdan]

I googled for pics of the Prince wearing a kilt, I was aiming to prove that wearing badges is a regular habit of his. Many of the hits were from posts on this forum previously posted by other members, showing Charles in kilt and wearing badges on his lapel.
I found this one which wasn't on here -


I was moving on to look for some more that hadnt originated here, when I hit this pic

Deary me, what on earth is THAT all aboot????? Even one of the richest men in the world can get it sadly wrong at times...I guess the valet who usually dresses him had a day off???

[macwilkin]

I vote with Jock Scot on this one. I prefer the lapels left vacant with the kilt. For formal wear the only adornment are medals worn on the chest (well earned) at appropriate functions. For semi-formal, or day wear it is the kilt that is the adornment, the jacket is free of hardware. That is the way I was brought up. I am auld.

Slainte

Steve,

Just a wee correction, but generally for formal wear, mini medals should be worn on the left lapel, not the breast.

T.

[macwilkin]

I was moving on to look for some more that hadnt originated here, when I hit this pic

Deary me, what on earth is THAT all aboot????? Even one of the richest men in the world can get it sadly wrong at times...I guess the valet who usually dresses him had a day off???

I really don't see antyhing wrong with HRH's attire in this photo.

T.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

double post

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Did Rothesay's valet goof? I think not. In Scotland, where this photo was taken, people tend to dress with a bit more exuberance when kilted. That said, HRH is wearing a white shirt with self-tied bow tie, a velvet doublet, tartan kilt, silver waist plate, his grandfather's sporran, argyle patterned hose, flashes, sgian dubh, and formal Highland shoes.

It seems to me that he is perfectly turned out for an evening's pleasure.

[McMurdo]

I really don't see antyhing wrong with HRH's attire in this photo.

T.

You don't see anything wrong because there is nothing wrong with it. As to HRH wearing lapel pins, it would be my guess that as said earlier, it would be considered good form to wear the pins gifted to you if you are visiting the same event that the pins were for. I think perhaps that is the case here, if you notice HRH wears them predominantly at Highland Games.

Also just of note that photo is on the Prince Charles in a kilt thread already

[Urchurdan]

I guess its all in your particular taste then, I am from Scotland, and can be as exuberant as the next man with my kilt attire, but never this exuberant, I usually always admire how he dresses, but not in this case. - This was the text that went with that pic of the Prince, I personally agree with the author. However each to their own....

Izzy gives Prince Charles credit for being, er, ballsy enough to wear kilts in celebration of the union of Scotland and England, but he erred royally in combining a loud tartan with a bold argyle. Either the kilt or socks ought to have been muted or plain.