Advice for a kilt for Grad

**whiteravenJr.** · 1st May 06, 01:17 PM

Hey i was just wonderin what you all would suggest for me to wear to my graduation. At the moment I am goin to be wearing a 4yard PV bearkilt in the Maple leaf tartan. with a semiformal sporran a tux shirt a bow tie white hose and black dress shoes, also an argyll style jacket. I was wonderin if anyone would suggest anything else for me to wear on the day.

**Kilted KT** · 1st May 06, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by whiteravenJr.

Hey i was just wonderin what you all would suggest for me to wear to my graduation. At the moment I am goin to be wearing a 4yard PV bearkilt in the Maple leaf tartan. with a semiformal sporran a tux shirt a bow tie white hose and black dress shoes. I was wonderin if anyone would suggest anything else for me to wear on the day.

got a pic for reference? will get much better answers with a pic...

**Nick** · 1st May 06, 01:22 PM

Sounds close to what I'll be wearing this Saturday, except instead of tux shirt and bowtie it'll be white dress shirt and necktie.

**bangkok kilt** · 1st May 06, 01:26 PM

I love that Maple leaf tartan! I'm considering abandoning my US citizenship and getting a kilt in that tartan.

Anyways, are you going to wear a tux jacket too? or just the shirt? I would think a black/charcoal jacket with that would look great, but I'm partial to jackets with kilts.

**Colin** · 1st May 06, 01:28 PM

instead of the tux shirt and bow tie, how about this http://www6.sears.ca/webapp/wcs/stor...ctId=158508209 in black of course. Other than that, maybe make some flashes to match the ML kilt. You can find ML in most fabric stores.

**Kilted KT** · 1st May 06, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Colin

instead of the tux shirt and bow tie, how about this http://www6.sears.ca/webapp/wcs/stor...ctId=158508209 in black of course. Other than that, maybe make some flashes to match the ML kilt. You can find ML in most fabric stores.

colin, those look pretty good. Helps reduce the massive white void that is the formal button-down shirt. try to match something in the vest to the kilt, maybe one of the less prominent colors.

**Jewddha** · 1st May 06, 04:01 PM

I know for my grad dress event(less than 3 weeks away), I'm going with a Prince Charlie (with vest and bowtie, all rented), sporran, hose, flashes, dress shoes. If you can rent a jacket if you're opposed to buying one, it's not a bad diea, I feel.

**MacHummel** · 1st May 06, 04:57 PM

If you haven't got it in your budget to rent Colin had a great suggestion. I know the first time I wore a kilt formally I didn't have anything but a sporran so I went out got a nice dress shirt ,tie and matched my hose to my shirt it went well, whatever way you go you'll still be lookin good your in a kilt man!!!!!!!