so this is what we've come to? (Prince Charlie)

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Hahaha! Precisely, Scott. My fully-fashioned Argyll style hose from Kenneth Short Hosiery were around $350. And of course, I'll have them for the rest of my life.

I think it's all a matter of perspective -- back when kilts were about £50 or there abouts I think I paid something like £35 for my argyle hose... While the four kilts I bought no longer fit, the hose do.

The nice thing about Highland evening attire is that provided once chooses carefully, the outlay can be very modest. Setting aside the cost of the kilt, it is possible to be as well turned out as the next man for less than the cost of a high-end doublet.