argyll jackets

**Hamish** · 22nd June 04, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by seamus

that would be my question. and how can you match every tartan to blue, green or charcoal? again, i've got stewart black. and what color necktie should i wear? and with what kind of dress shirt? ....*head explodes*...

I have tweed Argylls in lovat green and charcoal, and the charcoal goes with almost any colour tartan kilt, whereas the lovat green is rather more limited - green and red tartans do well, but many others are non-starters!

In your case, Seamus, Black Stewart will be perfect with charcoal tweed - black and grey go well together. Both your shirt and your tie should be unpatterned. A white shirt does well for all situations from very casual to very formal and, with Black Stewart, a plain red woollen tie would be perfect.

**bubba** · 22nd June 04, 06:38 AM

Hmmmm. With Black Stewart maybe black shirt and red tie. Would sure stand out in the crowd.

**Hamish** · 22nd June 04, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by bubba

Hmmmm. With Black Stewart maybe black shirt and red tie. Would sure stand out in the crowd.

Spot on, Bubba, if no jacket is being worn, but I think a black shirt with a charcoal jacket would be 'unbalanced'. The dominant colour should be in the jacket for a 'kewl' appearance, not in the shirt!

It has nothing to do with 'rules', but it has a lot to do with aesthetics!

**bubba** · 22nd June 04, 07:11 AM

Ham, agreed, a charcoal jacket wouldn't work with that, but a black one would look pretty sharp. I'm just not fond of white shirts. One time I even wore a chambry work shirt with a jacket and tie. The shirt is a light blue. Worked pretty well.

**seamus** · 22nd June 04, 01:41 PM

oh lord, controversy! well i suppose i shall just have to try some different things and see what i like. thanks for your input everyone.

**bubba** · 23rd June 04, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by seamus

oh lord, controversy! well i suppose i shall just have to try some different things and see what i like. thanks for your input everyone.

seamus, it's really a matter of taste. It's just that, unlike Hamish, some of us have our taste in our feet.

**Graham** · 23rd June 04, 08:19 AM

Thanks Hamish, you've just solved my problem about which jacket to buy, I always fancied a Lovat green tweed, but Grey would be more versatile, I have kilts that have a lot of blue and others that are mostly green to match.

I hereby nominate Hamish as fashion consultant to the board.
All those is favour say aye!