Why no belt with PC / Vest?

[Ancienne Alliance]

This is what I should have posted previously. Sorry.

My French eyes didn't even "see" the gun...

My point was : cowboy belt buckle and vest.

Again, accept my apologies.


Best,

Robert

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Hello All,

The British Ambassador wearing a WHITE bow tie with a double breasted dinner suit. To all those who were there please accept my most sincere apologies.

He is obviously suffering from some mental aberration or was going on to a white tie do later on; couldn't be bothered to change and thought that no one would notice.

Well we have - shame on him. What were we saying about having respect for one's host?

Regards

Chas (who wears both black tie and white tie and knows the difference)

What you may not be aware of is that pukka Perthshire lairds only wear white tie... which incidently, is never incorrect with a dinner jacket, although rarely encountered these days.

What is unfortunate in the photograph of Malcolm Caithness, et al, are the unfortunately far too short jackets and waistcoats worn by mssrs. McIntyre and Sinclair. A gentleman should never show any shirt between his kilt and waistcoat.

(I'm ignoring the white socks-- these gentlemen have suffered enough!)

[Tartan Hiker]

(I'm ignoring the white socks-- these gentlemen have suffered enough!)

On the contrary. I submit that if these gentlemen had suffered a bit more, there would be no shirt showing between the waistcoats and those tightly-stretched kilt tops.

[Weasel Mender]

CDNSushi,

I was taught that you could call any of the following "Martinis"

Martini (Gin or vodka, with vermouth, garnished with 1 olive)

Gibson (Gin or vodka, with vermouth, garnished with 2 cocktail onions)

Dirty Martini (same as Martini but with a little of the olive juice in it)


The martini is an acquired taste, with practice and patience I have acquired it!

Cheers

Jamie

My dear Sir,

Just a question do you consider the current rage in flavored "Martinis" the social equivilent of say mixing scotch and root beer?

Weasel

[Ayin McFye]

My dear Sir,

Just a question do you consider the current rage in flavored "Martinis" the social equivilent of say mixing scotch and root beer?

Weasel

It's been established that I am NOT a gin fan, or a martini fan in general. that being said though, I think the flavored drinks that bars attempt to pass off as "Martinis" should be called something else, because even they are a disgrace to the name Martini.

And please, no more visuals about mixing scotch and root beer. I gagged a little at that thought.

[Good Egg]

I usually wear a belt with my PC and weskit otherwise I'd have nothing to hang my Dirk from.

I do wear a cummerbund with trews but would think it decidedly 'unconventional' with a kilt.

Whatever you do please try and avoid the gap twixt the weskit and the kilt. I have a button on the inside of my kilt and a tab on the weskit to join then 2 together!

[Good Egg]

What you may not be aware of is that pukka Perthshire lairds only wear white tie... which incidently, is never incorrect with a dinner jacket, although rarely encountered these days.

What is unfortunate in the photograph of Malcolm Caithness, et al, are the unfortunately far too short jackets and waistcoats worn by mssrs. McIntyre and Sinclair. A gentleman should never show any shirt between his kilt and waistcoat.

(I'm ignoring the white socks-- these gentlemen have suffered enough!)

Class War - Don't shoot until you see the whites of their socks!

[Panache]

... that being said though, I think the flavored drinks that bars attempt to pass off as "Martinis" should be called something else, because even they are a disgrace to the name Martini.

Ayin summed up my thoughts precisely.

Cheers

Jamie

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Years ago Elmer Keith, the doyen of 20th century pistoleros and hunters, was a guest in my home. I had been forewarned that the redoubtable Elmer drank Chivas Regal and ginger ale. Needless to say I ran out of ginger ale before I ran out of Scotch, but not before Elmer ran out of thirst... so, without missing a beat he went over to 7-Up and, eventually, root beer and Chivas. One shudders to think what one does to be a good host....

[Good Egg]

That should be Vodi and Irn Brew! Scots wah hay!