Kilts at the Royal Wedding today?

[O'Callaghan]

You should thank your lucky stars you don't!

This is the perfect example of "when kilts go wrong"--

1) The Prince Charlie coatee is absolutely 100% inappropriate for day wear, and in this instance it is made worse by wearing it with a four-in-hand tie.

2) The jacket does not fit. It is too wide in the shoulders and too long in both the sleeves and the body. Whoever rented/sold him the jacket did him no favours.

3) The kilt is either too long, or it is being worn too low; either way it looks like a rather matronly skirt of the sort one sees in twee National Trust for England tea rooms every fall.

4) Not only are the (rented?) socks white, they are worn too high, really giving the outfit a "parochial school girl" look.

5) The shoes. Ghillies are not formal footwear, they are an out of doors shoe, and while fine (for those who like them) when tramping around at the local Highland games-- or worn as part of a piper's uniform/costume-- they fall waaay short of the mark for any sort of formal event.

The contrast between this get up and the wee fellow well turned out in the tweed Argyll jacket seen elsewhere, is the difference between chalk and cheese, and a rather smelly cheese at that!

The only real problem is that this gent and his wife are dressed for evening, not day. I noticed her dress was too long even before I spotted that there was a kilt in the picture! That is the discrepancy that most people would notice, as few really know dress etiquette for kilties. There could be a reasonable explanation, though. Maybe they were amongst the elect that were invited in the evening, but didn't have the time, or possibly the facilities, to be able to change inbetween?

My wife might also opine that her dress is too low cut, although I can't see the problem, LOL!

As for the satellite dish, words fail me!

[piperdbh]

As for the satellite dish, words fail me!

But she's a lovely lady, cousin.

[smacw]

The only real problem is that this gent and his wife are dressed for evening, not day. I noticed her dress was too long even before I spotted that there was a kilt in the picture! That is the discrepancy that most people would notice, as few really know dress etiquette for kilties. There could be a reasonable explanation, though. Maybe they were amongst the elect that were invited in the evening, but didn't have the time, or possibly the facilities, to be able to change inbetween?

My wife might also opine that her dress is too low cut, although I can't see the problem, LOL!

As for the satellite dish, words fail me!

He wouldnt be allowed in the evening bash with that long silver tie. These are the kind of photos that will one day enable bad dressers to claim, "see the great and good wore long silver ties with a PC to a Royal wedding as early as 2011"

[English Bloke]

Except the the person who brought Fascinators back into fashion was Kate herself I beleive she wore one to an event, but I cannot remember what event that was, it was on one of the fashion networks prior to the wedding. ::

Err... Close, but not Kate, but I know what you mean. Popplier resurgence of fascinators was 2005 when Camilla wore one at her wedding to Prince Charles... apparently.

Been worn at every wedding in the country since. Such is the power of Royalty.

... These are the kind of photos that will one day enable bad dressers to claim, "see the great and good wore long silver ties with a PC to a Royal wedding as early as 2011"

Couldn't agree more. And now that we have photographic proof, I'm looking for a nice metalic bronze tie to go with my daywear PC. Any pointers? I think it'll look grand!