Full Formal Eveningwear (aka white tie)
This would be appropriate for an event that called for “white tie or Highland evening attire,” and, as mentioned above, can even be worn at very formal black tie occasions. However it would not be advised to wear Highland white tie to an event that does not specifically allow for it on the invitation. Unlike with its Saxon equivalent (a tailcoat with white bow tie and white waistcoat/vest), a black bow tie is an acceptable (and to many a preferable) choice to a white bow tie when wearing full formal Highland eveningwear or “white tie” equivalent.





Natan Easbaig Mac Dhňmhnaill, FSA Scot
Past High Commissioner, Clan Donald Canada
“Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we, in dreams, behold the Hebrides.” - The Canadian Boat Song.
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