contemporary dressy/formal

[CMcG]

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I agree that tie, shirt, hose, and choice of accessories can take this overall look from slightly overdressed daywear to slightly underdressed formal eveningwear. I do think it looks best with the five button waistcoat.

My lass took a look at this thread and offered a similar analysis in terms of level of formality. With a coloured shirt, coloured tie, and daywear or semi-dress sporran, one might be smart casual, through dressy, and up to semi-formal (suit equivalent). Change that up to a white shirt, black tie, and dress sporran, she called it semi-formal (tux equivalent) but not quite full formal (black tie). I'm trying to paraphrase her based on the terminology in the 1 kilt 10 looks thread