formal evening dress: vest or no?

**Brian K** · 19th April 10, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Semiomniscient

Oh don't get me wrong, I don't like the rusche knot and it looks sloppy to me. I too use the four-in-hand knot for regular ties and avoid too-big knots that are trendy these days.
I'm advocating for a good conservative cravat. That's all. :-)

OK, Jamie. I thought you were sticking up for the ruche knot. I'm glad to see you're more sensible than that

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Matt Newsome has posted some pictures of himself somewhere in the forum wearing cravats and I think it's a nice alternative look for kilt wear.

Regards,

Brian

PS - I see CMcG beat me to the punch. While Matt Looks splendid I do like the fact that Paul is wearing a tartan vest - it helps the outfit and makes the cravat stand out better. The all black look Matt is sporting is sharp, but also a bit severe. Breaking it up a bit with a contrasting or coordinated vest or a different color cravat might pick it up a bit more.