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In the modern era, Scottish Highland dress can be worn casually, or worn as formal wear to white tie and black tie occasions, especially at ceilidhs and weddings. Just as the black tie dress code has increased in use in England for formal events which historically may have called for white tie, so too is the black tie version of Highland dress increasingly common.
'Aboyne dress' is the name given to the prescribed attire for female dancers in the Scottish national dances, such as the Flora MacDonald's fancy, the Scottish lilt, and others. Male dancers wear the kilt for these dances, the kilt being a predominantly male garment. There are two versions of Aboyne Dress in use.
This category describes traditional and historic clothing from Scotland. Modern Scottish clothing should be categorised under Scottish fashion or Clothing companies of Scotland Subcategories
A Balmoral bonnet made of black wool with a black grosgrain headband, Scottish crest badge cockade and ribbons and a red yarn toorie. The Balmoral bonnet (also known as a Balmoral cap or Kilmarnock bonnet) is a traditional Scottish hat that can be worn as part of formal or informal Highland dress.
The use of traditional Scottish weapons as part of Highland dress is common, including the sgian dubh worn in a hose top on the leg corresponding to the dominant hand, and the ceremonial dirk suspended from the waistbelt. At one time worn as secondary armament by a clansman going into battle, both items are today ornamental and often worn by ...
Meghan Markle is reinventing the rules when it comes to the royal dress code, and her latest outing in Scotland proves just that. Instead of stepping out in tailored coat dresses or carrying a ...
A traditional wedding dress appointment takes an hour or two, but brides on the show should prepare to film for an eight- to 10-hour day. This gives production enough time to capture interviews ...
It is common for some clubs and institutions such as sports clubs, schools and universities and even employers to arrange cèilidhs on a regular—or at least annual—basis. The formality of these can vary. Some mix modern pop music with a Scottish country dancing band and dress codes range from compulsory highland dress to informal. Knowledge ...