Dry Fly,

Since you said that photos would be helpful (and one must keep up with the McMurdos of the world ) I thought I would give you a visual tour of my take on the levels of formality in Highland Attire. I haven't attended a white tie event so I will leave that to the experts.


Burns Night Supper Outfit



What makes this formal?

PC Style Jacket and waist coat, cantled fur /hide sporran, satin bow tie, tux shirt, and fly plaid with large brooch. The fly plaid is really meant to be worn at extremely formal / special occasions such as a groom at his wedding. I was the Master of ceremonies for the night. (Beautiful Flame-Haired Celtic Amazon Goddess optional but highly desirable!)

Formal Scottish Country Dance



Same outfit sans the fly plaid and wearing dance ghillies.

At a church dance: Formal vs. Semi formal



My friend Andrew is sporting a formal Prince Charlie outfit while I am semi formal. I'm using the same sporran as in the pictures above but have traded the shirt and bow tie for a regular dress shirt and tie. Instead of a waistcoat I have a waist plate for my belt that matches the cantle of my sporran. (Lobster optional but really makes for a fun picture!)

Next up: Semi Formal