page_title: Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom
section_title: Scottish dress
hierarchical_section_title: Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom / Men's court dress / Legal and other variations / Scottish dress
caption_attribution_description: English: Eben William Robertson, 1815 - 1874. Historian and High Sheriff of Derbyshire by Sir William Charles Ross. His father died in 1852 and Robertson succeeded to the family's estates. As a legally trained landowner and gentleman, he was active in local administration, first as a justice of the peace. In 1862, he was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, and in 1870, he became High Sheriff of Derbyshire.Robertson was married to Isabella Colgrave in 1838. They had one son and two daughters.
context_page_description: Court uniform and dress were required to be worn by those in attendance at the royal court in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  Specifically, court uniform was worn by those holding particular offices. A range of office-holders were entitled to wear it, with different grades of uniform specified for different grades of official. It is still worn today on state occasions by certain dignitaries both in the UK and abroad.
  Court dress, on the other hand, is a stylized form of clothing deriving from fashionable eighteenth-century wear, which was directed to be worn at court by those not entitled to a court uniform. For men, it comprises a matching tailcoat and waistcoat, breeches and stockings, lace cuffs and cravat, cocked hat and a sword. For women, a white or cream evening dress is directed to be worn, together with a train and other specified accoutrements. Male court dress is still worn today as part of the formal dress of judges and Queen's Counsel, and is also worn by certain Lord Mayors, parliamentary officials, and high sheriffs of counties.
context_section_description: In 1898, a special dress with sword and dirk was allowed for Chiefs and petty Chiefs as a military uniform at court. By 1908, this was extended to Highland gentlemen, and comprised: kilt, sporran, doublet of cloth or velvet, Highland belts, claymore, dirk, long plaid.
  By 1912, the qualification was absent and the description was more detailed. It was to comprise:
  black silk velvet full dress doublet
  set of silver Celtic or crested buttons
  superfine tartan full dress kilt
  short trews (if desired)
  full dress tartan hose
  full dress-length shoulder plaid
  full dress white hair sporran, silver-mounted and tassels
  dirk with knife and fork
  sgian dubh (sock knife)
  patent leather shoulder belt, silver-mounted
  waist belt with silver clasp
  silver mounted shoulder brooch
  silver kilt pin
  lace jabot
  one pair buckles for instep of shoes
  one pair small ankle buckles for shoes
  full dress brogues
  Highland claymore.
  Glengarry or Balmoral, crest or ornament
  Cross belt of leather (or metal mounted) for carrying the sword worn over the right shoulder.
  By 1937, the shoulder plaid became shoulder plaid or belted plaid. Dress sporran could be hair, fur, or skin, any pattern. Footwear was dress shoes and brogues. Highland Bonnet, feather or feathers if entitled. Highland pistols and powder horn may be worn.
  Dress Doublet- of velvet, cloth or tartan. Waistcoat [if doublet is intended to be worn unbuttoned]- velvet, cloth, tartan; dress kilt; dress hose; plaid either shoulder or belted; shoulder brooch for plaid; dress sporran and strap or chain (sealskin, silver furnished top)- can be hair, fur, skin; Highland basket-hilt sword, black leather or metal mounted scabbard; sgian dubh (sock knife); dirk; kilt pin; jabot, lace (lace, silk, satin or lawn stock); cuffs, lace; Ghillie Brogue shoes (leather uppers, soles and tassels) or Dress shoes (with buckle); Highland Bonnet; belt and buckle (leather and lined); flashes; Highland pistols and powder horn may be worn; gloves are not worn.
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