Acceptable colors for Prince Charlie jacket

[Jordan]

I know it was mentioned that tan and brown are more informal colours and won't really work but i saw a light tan sherirrifmuir doublet in a local kilt shop the other day and it looked quite smart,I'm not sure I would wear it but the guy said it had had some interest.
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Jordan

[JSFMACLJR]

Brown works for evening doublets, in some cases. Here is a photo of Lord Thurso, wearing a doublet of rich brown velvet:

[Mike_Oettle]

Looks wonderful.
My commanding officer had a green velvet jacket which my wife adored. Unfortunately he wore it with trousers – it was too long for the kilt.
But women just loved to stroke it.
Regards,
Mike

[smacw]

I may not be the last word on these things, but here are my thoughts. Get your evening kilt jacket in whatever color floats your boat and either compliments or contrasts nicely with your kilt.

Not a PC guy, I own 2 regulation doublets for evening wear and have worn both for both black and white tie. My kilt is MacKenzie

1. Black barathea with peaked grograin lapels, matching waistcoat

2. Blue velvet with un-faced shawl lapels, no matching waistcoat

3. Green velvet smoking jacket, double breasted with frogging closure I wear with either Black Watch or MacKenzie trews.

In a kilt, as long as you keep the actual bow tie black or white as the occasion calls for (and accessorize correctly i.e. waistcoat & shirt) you are good. I am generally against bow ties other than black or white, though at a "friendly", non-business black tie you can shake things up with the waistcoat or cummerbund.

The folks in trousers should wear all black jackets & trousers except for summer black tie which offer the chance to wear a cream (not white) dinner jacket.

The tail coat in question might make a nice warm weather PC?

I will cop to 2 variations outside the envelope with the blue velvet reg-dub;
1. White tie, no waistcoat but wore white kilt belt
2. Navy grograin bow tie and navy fluer de lis silk patterned 3 button evening waistcoat for a black tie occasion.

Both times were St Andrews Society events at which I received nothing but compliments, so I think I got away with it;-)

Cheers