Hello,

I'll be off on another cruise in six months or so and thought I'd like to wear a kilt for formal night (and who knows, maybe other nights/days). I'm not generally a formal guy -- I can't remember the last time I wore a jacket and tie, and you should see the dust on the jackets in my closet. So I have a lot of questions about getting the formal look:

I know there are several types of jackets, argyle, PC, and probably others. Should I be looking for one more than the other?

A waist coat goes with the argyle, but not the PC?

Where have people generally found good deals on jackets?

Since I have two suits that I never wear (honestly, I think it's been 20 years), how can I tell if they're the right style to be altered? (One jacket is gray and the other jacket is a dark navy blue/black with some subtle green pin stripes...mostly it looks like a solid color from more than 3 feet away...except for the dust.)

Thanks for all the help.

Kenneth