Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Presuming Ed]

Well...all IMHO.

Regulation doublet is for evening wear, not daytime. As is the jabot. And IMHO the Jabot doesn't really suit the regulation doublet - it works better with high collared doublets and waistcoats like the sheriffmuir, montrose or kenmore - a black bow tie works better with the collar seen on the regulation doublet, prince charlie and argyll jackets. Jabots shouldn't be worn with turn-down collars, but should be worn with collarless dress shirts - both mine have little buttonholes for the studs.

The chap on the right looks pretty good. Apart from the tartan tie. And, being picky, you could argue that the sporran is overly formal - a semi formal one, or plain leather would be better (but not everybody wants two sporrans. But if you've gone to the trouble of getting a tweed kilt jacket...) And one of his flashes has migrated round to the front of his hose, but that can happen to anyone.

The guy doing the judging...kilt too long/low. White hose (Yuk!). Ghillie brogues are too formal - a good pair of stout normal brogues would be better. Again, the sporran is too formal. Not sure about the baseball cap - I'm not convinced it's sufficiently formal for the occasion, but it is arguabaly a more sensible hat than a wool bonnet without a brim/peak on a hot, sunny day.