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[winterbadger]

OK, this has me baffled.

What do you suppose is meant in an professional organization's invitation by

"Dress:  Casually Elegant / Casual Kilts"

I'm slightly flummoxed.

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[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

Hah! Awesome. And I have no idea. Maybe a Casual Kilt is like a Utilikilt?

[winterbadger]

The "casual kilt" part I'm pretty sure I understand. Not Utilikilts (ugh!!) but kilt + non-formal clothes. IOW, not a kilt + Prince Charlie or Argyll jacket (which would be like white/black tie) or with a jacket, but with a shirt/sweater &c.

I guess "casual elegant" means "pretend to be casual--no jacket/tie--but dress really expensively (posh trousers, designer shirt, etc.)" *sigh*

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! See, you're not at all confused, then! ;)

Your def. of casual elegant sounds likely. DH's company had a holiday party where the dress was "holiday casual" and we interpreted that as sorta similar - nice pants/shirt but no tie, and dresses or nice skirts/tops for the ladies.

I hate all these bizarre dress code phrases!!

[magaidhbhan.livejournal.com]

I'm going to an event next Thursday with precisely that dress code. I'm kind of at a loss. I think you're right, that kilts are A-OK, but they don't want you to wear a Prince Charlie -- but for "casually elegant" (meaning what I'm going to wear)? No clue.

[winterbadger]

I'm going to an event next Thursday with precisely that dress code.

LOL. Would it be at the Harvard Club, perhaps?

[josh-cru.livejournal.com]

Man, you're never going to get a chance to use your top hat and sliver-tipped cane... bummer.

Josh

[winterbadger]

Dude, I am NOT Tommy Tune! :-)

[magaidhbhan.livejournal.com]

That's the one! ;) I was thinking that there surely couldn't be two invitations worded in just that way (unless Glasgow has more than one Burns reception!)

[winterbadger]

At this point I'm trying to decide if I can bear to go, since it looks like I'll be turning down the program offer. :-( Bloody Theresa May.

[magaidhbhan.livejournal.com]

:( I'm so sorry everything's gone to crap over there. At least they didn't change it on you when your plans were irreversibly in motion? Such an idiotic waste.

I'm basically going for the schmoozing -- I don't have any connection to Glasgow Uni at all, but the newly-hired Scottish Gaelic prof up here did his PhD there, so he's taking me along for the craic. And the networking (but mostly the craic). I figure it can't hurt to have friends there, even though the likelihood that I'm going to do anything there is pretty much nil at this point.

[sharrainchains.livejournal.com]

Why not go? You have a chance to discuss current immigration politics - which might help influence future ones...

[winterbadger]

Well, no one who makes national policy will be there. :-) Bit it might be interesting to talk to some uni alums. And it's a free dinner. :-)

[sharrainchains.livejournal.com]

I am not saying you should go (your choice, I know).

I just want to point out that popular opinion and lobbying institutions can influence national policy - down the road. Talking to people is one way that people learn of problems. One person telling another that a potential student said he or she was not going to attend, because of the policy... It's not proof, obviously, but it could be the "snowball that starts the avalanche" that could lead to a study and even policy change, in the future.

[winterbadger]

Point taken. :-) And I have been emailing with a couple of the program administrators at Glasgow about policy changes (their comments can be summed up as "Your guess is as good as ours--we all just have to wait and see what happens.")

But I think the *30,000* comments the government received on their policy announcement during the four-week consultation period will probably speak louder than individual uni admins! :-)