Hi Sandford,

I wonder if this is a class / dancing thing. It strikes me that different classes of person would have different levels of dress for 'best'. It would only be the upper classes of society who would have PCs and Doublets in their wardrobes and who would have attended the ultra-formal events.

Now, I know nothing about Scottish Country Dancing, but before, say 1970, I would think that it would have been confined mainly to Scotland. Would it have been possible for PCs and Doublets to have evolved to accommodate a different style of dancing and/or social event? If not dancing, then has there been a change in another formal social activity since 1860?

I don't know if this makes any sense at all and maybe the change was just a normal progression/evolution in the jacket.

Regards

Chas