Quote Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt View Post
Artificer, from what you said in your last post, I would suggest you invest in a new set of brogues (wingtips) that you are comfortable in. and give them one of your blinding spit shines.

If you are going to a formal dinner where there are going to be other kilties, you will probably find many ghillie brogues with thick soles there anyhow.

You obviously wear regular brogues a lot and as you need a new pair anyway, I think it would be false econmy to buy a pair of Glenfinnan that is a once a year wear, and then buy a pair of brogues for everday wear.

I think your use of the Argyll with a 3 button waistcoat would be most acceptable and a sporran based on your No 11 would set off the outfit a treat (no one would look at your shoes anyhow after seeing the sporran)
Thanks Downunder! I may just cave and buy the new Allen Edmunds I've been wanting. It's a lot easier to justify $300 US for shoes you'll wear for the next 30 years (or at least until I have my knees rebuilt) than it is to spend $150US for, as you said, a once a year pair of shoes.

I do love wing tipped brogues My last pair has been the subject of several heartfelt, slightly teary toasts

As for making my own #11, my wife (who dislikes fur) said to me, after I finished #11 "NOW I see why people want fur sporrans... It's VERY lux". I fear for the future of my extra skunk pelt... With luck, I'll start cutting for my own formal sporran before she "puts her order in" again for another handbag.

Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
Absolutely. The black Argyll jacket is incredibly versatile-- with a three button waistcoat, white shirt and studs, and a self-tied bow tie it is 100% as formal as anything else. With a five button waistcoat, white shirt, and four-in-hand tie it is perfect for a dressy evening out with the wife, or for attending a formal event during the day. They just can't be beat.
Excellent! Thank you again for your wealth of advice. It's always appreciated and makes this forum an invaluable place to dwell. I'm glad to see that I wasn't far off.