Badges on the jacket lapels?

[McMurdo]

Izzy gives Prince Charles credit for being, er, ballsy enough to wear kilts in celebration of the union of Scotland and England, but he erred royally in combining a loud tartan with a bold argyle. Either the kilt or socks ought to have been muted or plain.

You see the thing is, he is clearly not wearing an Argyll. I would seriously doubt that he would ever wear an Argyll to a Black Tie affair. He is wearing a doublet and with the level of formality of the event his hose, sporran etc. while perhaps loud are in fact correct, plain or muted socks as he calls them would not be correct, diced hose as worn however are.

[Jack Daw]

So, mary-janes can be worn for black as well as white tie/jabot affairs? Ok, but I'm still not wearing them.

[McMurdo]

So, mary-janes can be worn for black as well as white tie/jabot affairs? Ok, but I'm still not wearing them.

I've worn mine with my Prince Charlie jacket, they are appropriate.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

So, mary-janes can be worn for black as well as white tie/jabot affairs? Ok, but I'm still not wearing them.

Generally, unless one is dressing like a wee school girlie for halloween, the traditonal formal shoes worn with Highland attire (by gentlemen) are called either "buckled evening shoes" per the RROS dress regulations, or "Highland evening shoes" or "Highland dress shoes" by civilians.

As McMurdo has pointed out, Highland evening shoes are appropriate for both black tie and white tie events. Mary Janes, on the other hand, are more in keeping with being worn to the Artists and Models Ball.

[Detroitpete]

Jock

I take it that Marines consider themselves brothers in arms the world over!

Can the same can be said for US Navy Seals and the likes of the SBS and SAS, folks?

Slainte

Bruce

UGH! If I had a nickel for every bar fight or tussles that started out like this when I served

Just my opinion--nothing ever worn from my military service on any civilian attire.

No baubles, bangles or shiny bits attached to my lapels either. Maybe I'm becoming a curmudgeon, but I never saw the need to 'display' that I was a member of this or that.

[Chas]

Oh, and if its good enough for this fella, its good enough for me...

Prince Charles is very much a 'man of the people' and is interested in what people do and how they do it. If he is the Patron or member of an organisation he will wear the membership badge when next he visits them. He does this because it is important to the members of that organisation and Prince Charles knows it. We see him here at a highland games and the badges he is wearing would be of 'Scottish Country Pursuits'.

Regards

Chas

[HarborSpringsPiper]

Izzy gives Prince Charles credit for being, er, ballsy enough to wear kilts in celebration of the union of Scotland and England, but he erred royally in combining a loud tartan with a bold argyle. Either the kilt or socks ought to have been muted or plain.

You see the thing is, he is clearly not wearing an Argyll. I would seriously doubt that he would ever wear an Argyll to a Black Tie affair. He is wearing a doublet and with the level of formality of the event his hose, sporran etc. while perhaps loud are in fact correct, plain or muted socks as he calls them would not be correct, diced hose as worn however are.

I believe the author "Izzy" of the caption quote was referencing HRH's hose with the term "bold argyle" as in argyle socks, not his doublet. I agree with you that the diced hose are de rigueur for the occasion.

[McMurdo]

I believe the author "Izzy" of the caption quote was referencing HRH's hose with the term "bold argyle" as in argyle socks, not his doublet. I agree with you that the diced hose are de rigueur for the occasion.

Rereading it you are correct they were talking hose not doublet. I still think he looks just fine.