advice needed quickly

[unixken]

Although the combination looks like it would work, I would consider bringing a spare shirt simply because you'll be seen drinking whisky in a shirt that clearly associates you (and thus the activity of drinking whisky), with your employer.

Consider a police officer... he'd be required to wear his uniform while on duty. However, what would the public's perception be if he were then seen when off duty, drinking whisky while still in his uniform? Dressed as he is, he's not seen as a private citizen enjoying a cocktail, but as a police officer who is (assumed to be) drinking on duty.

[Hawk]

I agree with you, not my first choice, but it will work.
You could always bring another shirt, and change into it before leaving work (shouldn't take more than a minute or two.)
Whichever way you decide to go, just remember the most important thing,....enjoy the tasting.

As Highlander31 said, take another shirt of your choice to wear at the tasting thereby changing out of the "uniform" shirt....

Hawk

[MacRobert's Reply]

Looks fine to me.

[Highlander31]

......(and why does my spell checker keep telling me that I am spelling "Scotia" incorrectly?)

There are a lot of words the spell checker doesn't know. It's a simple matter to add a word to the checker. Right click on the word, and a list of options appears. Left click on "Add to Dictionary". That's it, you're done.

[Jock Scot]

Quiet stripes on a shirt, like the one that you are intending to wear will be fine.It would be best if you could hide that "logo" though.

[GG]

Not my choice but if that's THE shirt, wear it. It is OK. I'm sure everyone have seen worse combinations - be it with trousers or a kilt.

[The Barry]

Nobody has asked, so I will: is this your only kilt? If you have something in a different tartan, it may work better.

If not, I say go for it. I agree with the advise that if your patch is on your sleeve, adding a waistcoat would really tame down the stripes and would probably look better. Also agree with adding a tie, solid color.

But, if you don't have a waistcoat and/or a tie; screw it, just go for it. I think that the kilt look can be ruined by footwear far faster than by a striped shirt, etc.

No accessory goes with a kilt quite like confidence. Wear it and own it, my man!

[Tobus]

Does the monogrammed name on the shirt really say "Tats"? Is that your official work name?

[sailortats]

Yes Tobus, it does say Tats and yes that is what I am known by on the pier. I doubt if more than one or two people there know my real first name is Phil.

[TheOfficialBren]

On topic:
Perhaps a change of shirt or wear your jacket or a jumper when you are off work to hide the patch?

Off topic:

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Consider a police officer... he'd be required to wear his uniform while on duty. However, what would the public's perception be if he were then seen when off duty, drinking whisky while still in his uniform? Dressed as he is, he's not seen as a private citizen enjoying a cocktail, but as a police officer who is (assumed to be) drinking on duty.

On a sidenote, Ken, I actually saw a police officer drinking a beer (a Coors Light, distinctive silver can and logo) whilst driving the other day. He was in full uniform, in a marked cruiser, stopped at a stoplight in broad daylight (around noon).