wide and wishing to wear the evening kilt outfit, the following suggestions may help. Dressing (in sequence): 1. Shirt. You should wear a white plain style collar-attached with either a button or cuff link style cuffs. Keep it simple - no pleats at all or colour trimmings. It should be worn with a black bow tie. Recently the shirt makers have introduced an attached wing-collar giving a similar appearance to the 1930s traditional stiff-fronted shorts with separate wing collar. This style of shirt can be worn as an alternative. After the kilt has been put on, the wearer should slide his hands up under the kilt and pull the shirt down as far as it will go. 2. Kilt hose. Start with the kilt hose, garters and shoes. The hose turnover should be above the calf but not covering any part of the lower knee. White kilt hose is regarded by many as an abomination and should only be worn by pipe bands. The culprits in the wide spread exposure given to this sartorial 'faux pas' are the kilt hire companies who, understandably, find it much more economically viable to offer hose of any colour as long as it's white! Cream hose is acceptable as are any colours that tone in with the jacket or kilt. Diced or tartan hose can also be worn. 3. Sgian Dhubh. If you wish to wear a sgian dhubh it is normally worn in the right stocking. It can be worn on the left