SUMMER BALL

The Summer Ball is a ball.

Gentlemen should wear:

• Highland Evening with , or jabot, stiff or soft white . • White tie and tail • Armed Forces’ Mess Dress. • Decorations • Highland accoutrements are encouraged. • Coloured bow ties, coloured and smoking should not be worn. • Gentlemen should not remove their jackets.

Ladies should wear:

• Full length ball with hems no more than 6 inches from the floor all the way round. Slits are permitted but they must not be higher than the knee. • Tartan and are encouraged. • Culottes and should not be worn.

CHRISTMAS BALL

The Christmas Ball is a black tie ball.

Gentlemen should wear:

• Highland evening dress with jacket, black tie or jabot, soft white shirt. • Armed Forces’ Mess Dress or Mess Undress. • Black dinner jacket, tartan jacket or smoking jacket, black trousers or trews. • Decorations (except by those in ), coloured bow ties and coloured shirts should not be worn.

At no time should gentlemen remove their jackets.

Ladies should wear:

Dresses as for the Summer Ball, although full-length may be worn rather than ball dresses. Tartan sashes are encouraged. Tiaras, trousers or culottes should not be worn.

PICNIC BALL

This is a relaxed picnic and reel party and the dress is casual – e.g. open-necked shirt, jerseys and kilts or trews for gentlemen and the equivalent for ladies.

9 – 90’s Reel Party

This is a family Reel Party where those over 18 should dress similarly to the Christmas Ball whilst those under 18 should wear their best party kit.