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**cavscout** · 14th April 08, 03:04 PM

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**WarPreist** · 14th April 08, 04:52 PM

Question: I have a tux shirt and bowtie. I plan on wearing these items along with my kilt. Is it ok if I wear just the tux shirt and bowtie without a jacket. If not, can I wear a regular jacket (goes down to waist)? (I'm 17, I have a crappy job....I have no money.)

**cavscout** · 14th April 08, 06:11 PM

I would not recommend wearing a standard jacket. Is the event you are attending a black tie event? If so you would very under dressed without a jacket. There are several possibilities depending no the level of formality. Tell us a bit more about it and we can give you some better choices.

It's relatively inexpensive to find a jacket at a thrift store and have it altered to work with a kilt (between $40 and $70) This could be work with a neck tie to most events.

If you need a black tie out fit, check out some online tux resellers for ex-hire Eaton jackets. They work very well as alternate PC Jackets.
http://www.uniformalwearhouse.com/ap...sts_solid.html

But in the end you do what you can with what you have. Scottish clothing is not cheap and takes a while for most of us to assemble a well coordinated outfit. My Black tie Eaton Jacket was found on ebay for $30, swapped the buttons for pewter buttons and works well in most circles. Bought a vest from the link above. I had a tweed sport coat tailored for a kilt as well.

**Kiltman** · 15th April 08, 06:32 AM

Welcome from Eastern Washington State.

**Galician** · 15th April 08, 06:35 AM

While it's not usually recommended on here, I recently went to an affair with a friend who was kilted and wore a regular suit jacket. I thought it looked better than I would have expected.

I have posted a photo in the "Dressy" thread. You can judge for yourself.