I need some"jacket" advice for Burns night

[Stan]

Say, here's my question.

This Friday I'm going to my first Burns night. It's a black tie event, and while I DO have a Tux, I'd rather wear my Macgregor modern tartan kilt. My situation is that I don't have a prince Charlie jacket, or any other "highland jacket" to wear.

Question:
Would it be out of line to wear a regular sport coat with my kilt? Should pass on the kilt, and go in the tux? Or just pass on the sports coat, and wear my kilt (which is what I'd prefer to do) and a nice dress shirt and tie?

So far, every time I've been out "kilted" it's been solo, and I'm looking forward to being in a group of kilts wearers. A place where the "bifurcated' crowd is in the minority..LOL....

So....If you could, I'd sure appreciate your help in this matter.

Thanks

Stan L.

[Jock Scot]

Can you hire or borrow a PC or a black barathea, silver buttoned argyll? Failing that, wear the tux.

[Stan]

Unfortunately there's not any rental (for hire) places around here that have kilts or kilt outfits, and (while there certainly are others in the area)I don't know any other kilt wearers other than myself. As per your feed back, it looks like I should be leaning towards the tux.

Thanks..

[creagdhubh]

Can you hire or borrow a PC or a black barathea, silver buttoned argyll? Failing that, wear the tux.

Agreed.

[Tobus]

If the event is officially described as black tie, then no. Wearing a kilt without a jacket would not be acceptable. Nor would wearing a regular sport coat with a kilt. You're pretty much stuck with the narrow sartorial options of black tie. If you can't find a kilt-friendly option, wear the tuxedo.

[Stan]

Roger that.

[McElmurry]

If the event is USA formal OR semi-formal then a tweed kilt jacket is an option because it is a suit equivalent.

(I think I've got that right)

[Ozark Ridge Rider]

Not going to help you on short notice, but if this comes up again, you might order something like a Spenser Waistcoat, change the buttons to silver or pewter, and go with that pretty inexpensively.

I did that for years, and mostly the difference was my jacket did not have long tails like a PC.

[knotty]

Not to highjack the thread...

Is a black argyll jacket & vest with black long tie acceptable for "black tie"?

[Stan]

Probably so, I've looked at the photos from last years Burns night, and it looks (pretty much)like "trying" is seems to be as good as "doing". This is my first year to attend, and to be a member of the Scottish club of Tulsa.