Prince Charlie alternatives

[Bugbear]

Sorry guys, I did not intend for my joke about powdered hair to lead to jokes about age in relation to the wearing of a jabot.

I just have in my mind paintings of men wearing the jabot or something like it along with long powdered hair or a wig. It was a joke about my own long hair and not age.

[Kiltman]

I own a Sherrifmuir. Wonderful doublet, hot but a great place hang my military metals. I'm proud to have served for 21 years in USAF and the Sherrifmuir really sets them off. I also have a mess-dress jacket that works wonderfully for a kilt jacket on hotter, less formal occasions.

[beloitpiper]

Wow, she is a fine lassie..

[Jack Daw]

Jabots certainly are not the provenance of the aged! I wear one, as do both of these young men:

The Duke of Argyll:

Lord Lovat:

Oh, and that's Lovat's sister, Honor, BTW.

I'm not saying that young men shouldn't wear the jabot. I'm saying, pass the lobster.

[Jack Daw]

Wow, she is a fine lassie..

Oo! I agree. She's gorgeous!

[thescot]

Honor, Lady Lovat? Wow. Good thing I'm not young.

As to doublets--I voted for the Sherrifmuir for the reasons stated above. Expecially since you can expand your horizons a bit (read that last as a reference to the waistline) and still wear the thing. But I really do like the looks of it, especially with a great kilt.

But, I own a Montrose. And with the jabot and lace cuffs, nothing looks better. The white lace against the black material assures that I am dressed as well as anyone else, and it really is quite striking. I wear it with a white fur sporran (with black tassels), and lots of shiy silver and well-shined black leather. And I, too, have only heard complaints from ladies who dicided I outshone them with the doublet.

And trust me guys, wear the lace. Your women will love it.

But that's only for full dress/white tie functions. Mostly I wear a PC, just as boring as everyone else. Fact is, the PC is a great black tie outfit.

[sydnie7]

A legitimate question, topped with a thin icing of shameless self-promotion:

Here in Southern California, where rules are meant for breaking, we pair the jabot with a Prince Charlie as seen on the FlamingoKilt.biz Jabot Set web page.

As noted there, we recognize this is not the traditional pairing, but we like the look.

What think you?

[Phil]

A legitimate question, topped with a thin icing of shameless self-promotion:

Here in Southern California, where rules are meant for breaking, we pair the jabot with a Prince Charlie as seen on the FlamingoKilt.biz Jabot Set web page.

As noted there, we recognize this is not the traditional pairing, but we like the look.

What think you?

If it's good enough for Sean Connery, well it must be good enough for anyone.

[Bugbear]

A legitimate question, topped with a thin icing of shameless self-promotion:

Here in Southern California, where rules are meant for breaking, we pair the jabot with a Prince Charlie as seen on the FlamingoKilt.biz Jabot Set web page.

As noted there, we recognize this is not the traditional pairing, but we like the look.

What think you?

Sounds interesting, but I don't know for sure... Perhaps a thread on the jabot and it's rules is in order.

[FreakPower70]

Remind me: is the jabot white tie, or can it be worn for any formal events?

I believe you can wear it with either