White Tie Etiquette

**Jock Scot** · 14th August 22, 11:46 AM

Whilst military medals are regularly worn at appropriate times by those that have earned them, however I cannot ever recall piping/dancing type medals ever being worn by those that have won them and particularly, I would not expect them to be worn outside the piping/dancing and perhaps the athletics community. Perhaps doing so, is now out of fashion?

**piperalpha** · 12th August 22, 10:25 AM

[QUOTE=figheadair;1397927]This week I had an opportunity to attend an event where the dress code was White Tie at which National costume that is the equivalent of White Tie is welcome.

It's not often that one has the opportunity to wear White Tie, certainly not in the UK. The velvet Regulation Doublet that I'm having made was not ready and my old Meyer and Mortimer one was with the tailor for use as the template. I therefore had to go for the third option, a doublet that I purchased for the 1927 hallmarked buttons. It is a little tired and I had to replace the missing lace cuffs but it worked quite well I think.

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Do you have photos of the buttons?

**figheadair** · 12th August 22, 11:34 PM

[QUOTE=piperalpha;1400330]

Originally Posted by figheadair

This week I had an opportunity to attend an event where the dress code was White Tie at which National costume that is the equivalent of White Tie is welcome.

It's not often that one has the opportunity to wear White Tie, certainly not in the UK. The velvet Regulation Doublet that I'm having made was not ready and my old Meyer and Mortimer one was with the tailor for use as the template. I therefore had to go for the third option, a doublet that I purchased for the 1927 hallmarked buttons. It is a little tired and I had to replace the missing lace cuffs but it worked quite well I think.[/QUOTE

Do you have photos of the buttons?

They were made by JR Gault (Birmingham) in 1927. I assume that the jacket is therefore c.1927-30.