We all have our own views about what is "gilding the lily" and whether or not we like plaids or "dreadful ghillies" (as English Bloke so charmingly puts it ) or not.

But with white tie affairs being as rare as rocking horse do dos for the vast majority of us we make the choices of what we feel good in, not what others think we should feel good in at the more common, though still relatively infrequent, black tie events.

And John, I look forward to that compliment next time we are stood outside at Ferintosh having a quick smoke before a Burns Supper!