The Varieties of Traditional Experience: To Jabot or not To Jabot

[JSFMACLJR]

Good topic, Ted!

I am an advocate of wearing a jabot. Even for black tie events. A jabot obviously works with any closed style doublet such as a "Kenmore" and "Sherrifmuir", but I find them perfectly acceptable with open doublets, if worn with a waistcoat and as long as too much white shirt front isn't showing. My experience has shown me-- and the books on Highland dress back me up-- that jabots are more common in the Western Isles and Highlands than in other parts of the Highlands.

While I see absolutely nothing wrong with wearing a jabot to a black tie event, more often than not I wear a bow tie to these functions. Why? just because I don't always like to one-up everyone else in attendance!

I occasionally will wear lace cuffs, but I find them generally to be a bother.

[creagdhubh]

Good topic, Ted!

I am an advocate of wearing a jabot. Even for black tie events. A jabot obviously works with any closed style doublet such as a "Kenmore" and "Sherrifmuir", but I find them perfectly acceptable with open doublets, if worn with a waistcoat and as long as too much white shirt front isn't showing. My experience has shown me-- and the books on Highland dress back me up-- that jabots are more common in the Western Isles and Highlands than in other parts of the Highlands.

While I see absolutely nothing wrong with wearing a jabot to a black tie event, more often than not I wear a bow tie to these functions. Why? just because I don't always like to one-up everyone else in attendance!

I occasionally will wear lace cuffs, but I find them generally to be a bother.

I agree with Sandy completely on this topic!!! Well said mate.