Quote Originally Posted by Rathdown
Like yourself I have never worn a black tie, in lieu of a white tie, to a "white tie" event, kilted or otherwise. I suspect that the anomaly is due in large measure to the fact that very few kilted gentlemen posses a white waistcoat suitable for wear with Highland attire, and thus fall back on the black tie option by default.
Interestingly, in "The Scottish Tartans" by Innes of Learney, The illustrator, William Semple, chose to illustrate a gent in formal rig for the Buchanan plate wearing a white tie and black waistcoat with a Regulation Doublet. Has anyone else ever seen this done?

T.