Sorry I am too late catching your thread here, David. However, it might help you in the future to be aware that an Argyll jacket is really a semi-formal jacket and, especially in black, is ideal for weddings and semi-formal afternoon functions. It therefore requires a sporran, and your choice of a black leather one was perfect (in the evening you might go for something a little more 'dressy').

It is not a bad rule of thumb to bear in mind that a tartan kilt always looks best with a sporran (unlike many contemporary, plain kilts which look dreadful with them!) UNLESS, that is, you are otherwise dressing really casually - say, with an arran sweater/polo shirt/T-shirt or similar, boots and folded-down hose. I very often do not wear a sporran when dressed that casually, and that is really the only time when the sporran is not obligatory - with a tartan kilt. Of course, I am looking at this matter from the aesthetic angle rather than any 'rules and regulations' one .......... and ,as we all know, there ARE no rules! ;)