Bill,
Is this the photo you were thinking about?

The event was the annual formal "Dining-in" of the 78th Fraser Highlanders where I was keynote speaker.
The invitation said "Black Tie, full ribbons and medals".
This is one of the very few times I have ever worn a Prince Charlie Coatee and the only time I have ever worn Ghillie Brouges. I wore them simply because a customer had walked into my shop not a week earlier and gifted me a brand new, never worn, entire outfit that fit me perfectly.
The outfit also included every accessory ever known.
I kept only the jacket and shoes. Everything else ended up on my second-hand rack.
I pulled one of my rental sporrans out of the drawer.
And yes, you remember correctly. This is the most formal I ever go. I have nothing moral or ethical against fur, It's just not me.
Here I am again, in the same jacket and sporran. BTW - this jacket now has black buttons which I love.

To me "Black-Tie" should be simple and elegant. Elegance to me implies understated and refined. "It's the man, not the clothes" sort of thinking.
Anything more just smacks of "costume/fancy dress ball" to my eye..
Steve Ashton
www.freedomkilts.com
Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
I wear the kilt because: Swish + Swagger = Swoon.
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