Wedding Attire

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

It's not a matter of being over-dressed.
It's not a matter of being under-dressed.
It's all about being well-dressed for the occasion.

It doesn't matter if some are over-dressed.
It doesn't matter if some are under-dressed.
What matters is that you are properly dressed for the occasion.

Weddings, funerals, bar-mitzvahs, whatever. If you are in doubt as to how you should dress look at any one of the etiquette books out there and, if you are wearing a kilt, dress appropriately from the waist up and the knees down.

As a rule of thumb, unless you are attending a costume party, don't go looking like an extra from the movie "KIDNAPPED". Other than that, wear exactly what every one else is wearing, substituting "kilt" for "pants".

Dressing properly at these events is all about dressing well and common sense, not the consensus of opinion of a bunch of people who (in all likely hood) haven't been invited to the event you are going to.

A gentleman knows the rules (or looks them up) and follows them out of a sense of respect for his host.

[davedove]

You know, as I think about it more, I believe it is more a matter of people not having any idea of how to dress, at least a majority of them. At one time, most people had an idea of the appropriate level of dress for an event. In recent years, either people are not taught that, or they just don't care. And of course with the general casualization of society, even the rules from days past will have changed some.

Perhaps what more people need to do is specify the level of dress in invitations, rather than assuming everyone will know what is appropriate.

As an example of how things have changed, I saw an old episode of the Andy Griffith Show the other night. Aunt Bee had won a trip to Mexico and everyone was at the airport to see her off. All the men and boys had on their jackets and ties just to see her off. My, how that has changed.

[Kilted in Maine]

You know, as I think about it more, I believe it is more a matter of people not having any idea of how to dress, at least a majority of them. At one time, most people had an idea of the appropriate level of dress for an event. In recent years, either people are not taught that, or they just don't care. And of course with the general casualization of society, even the rules from days past will have changed some.

Perhaps what more people need to do is specify the level of dress in invitations, rather than assuming everyone will know what is appropriate.

As an example of how things have changed, I saw an old episode of the Andy Griffith Show the other night. Aunt Bee had won a trip to Mexico and everyone was at the airport to see her off. All the men and boys had on their jackets and ties just to see her off. My, how that has changed.

Just look at old footage at sporting events. Jackets, Ties and hats (no, not baseball hats)....they have been replaced by t-shirts, shorts and sometimes even "body paint"!!