Black tie and white tie for kilts?

[OC Richard]

Whatever the official rules are, I wore a white tie at my wedding.



A Prince Charlie is obviously nearly identical to a tailcoat, only having shorter tails, as the kilt demands. The Prince Charlie appears to be a 20th century invention and is merely a tailcoat with added silver buttons, cuffs, and shortened tails.

Actual tailcoats have often been worn with the kilt, after having the tails shortened. This did not change the appearance of the front of the coat in the least.

With either sort of coat, the kilt can be worn as part of a visual equivalent to White Tie and Tails, if not a verbal/technical equivalent.

Same coat. Same shirt. Same waistcoat. Same tie. From the waist up, identical. From the waist down, yes kilts are not trousers.