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4th December 14, 07:52 PM
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Let's see your THCD formal attire!
Since this is the season (St. Andrew's Day, Christmas, Hogmanay, Burns Night), here's a new thread to post recent examples of THCD formal wear. Extra points for diced/argyll hose and hair sporrans!
Our St. Andrew's Dinner is this coming Saturday night. I'll post my pics after the event. The rest of you, have at it!
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4th December 14, 08:14 PM
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How's that lads & lassies?
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4th December 14, 08:16 PM
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4th December 14, 09:32 PM
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Here is how I dressed for our St. Andrews Society of the Eastern Shore, 44th Annual Dinner, recently.
I wore claret hose this year and didn't think that it was too much. For last years dinner, I wore dark gray hose with red flashes. The majority of our SASES members, wore white or ecru hose.
Nile
Simon Fraser fought as MacShimidh, a Highland chief… wrapped and belted in a plaid over the top of his linen shirt, like his ordinary kinsmen. He put a bonnet on his head, and stuck the Fraser emblem, a sprig of yew, in it. With the battle cry, A'Chaisteal Dhunaidh and the scream of the pipes, they charged to battle. "The Last Highlander" Sara Fraser
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4th December 14, 10:59 PM
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Sadly I don't have anything recent, or anything as nice as Nathan or the good Father, but here goes!
I rarely wear a Prince Charlie, but I picked up an inexpensive ex-hire one on Ebay a couple years ago that happened to be a very nice high quality one.
I wear it when playing pipes with an orchestra (usually) but I also wore it to attend the Black Watch tour of a couple years ago. Here it is!
Too bad I don't have a proper waistcoat. I used the one that supposed to go with the Argyll jacket. I was thinking about getting a tartan one, or a yellow or buff one.
Ironically, just last Tuesday I found myself putting on much of the same kit that the fellow I'm posing with above is wearing... here's some of the stuff laid out on a table in the Green Room. What's not seen is the super-heaving Royal Stewart kilt...
Last edited by OC Richard; 28th December 14 at 12:18 PM.
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4th December 14, 11:05 PM
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This was few years ago but it was the last time I dressed semi-formal for a kilted event...
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4th December 14, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Nile
Here is how I dressed for our St. Andrews Society of the Eastern Shore, 44th Annual Dinner, recently. I wore claret hose this year and didn't think that it was too much. The majority of our SASES members, wore white or ecru hose.
The hose are great! A bold statement of the Highlander's love of colour. Not too much at all!
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4th December 14, 11:39 PM
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Dressed for a theatre club gala with belted plaid and coyote sporan (diced hose are on my wishlist)
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5th December 14, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
The hose are great! A bold statement of the Highlander's love of colour. Not too much at all!
Now I am torn. I asked for feed back on hose choice for tonight here.
Also where are all these argyle hose coming from?
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5th December 14, 05:36 AM
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I've posted this before, so forgive the repetition if you've already seen it.
A year or so ago, I was asked to pose for a calendar in a "formal" outfit. This is what I came up with:
The jacket was inspired by the rabble here at XMTS! I knew I wanted something different and out of the ordinary. While I own, and wear, a plain black Argyll on those occasions when conformity is required, this is for those occasions when I need to stand out a bit!
'A damned ill-conditioned sort of an ape. It had a can of ale at every pot-house on the road, and is reeling drunk. "
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