The gentlemen | inspiration for your dapper groom’s outfit
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Driving up to Fasque Castle on a glorious spring morning it was like everything had fallen into place.
The daffodils were out, the sun was shining, and we had a rail brimming with beautiful groomswear outfits ready for our styled photoshoot.
Our editor Katie last visited the exclusive use Aberdeenshire mansion in November and was blown away by the elegant double-staircase of the Grand Hall and the tasteful décor throughout, not to mention the estate’s deer park and cottages.
And on the day of our shoot we made sure to explore every inch of this magnificent venue, starting in the ornate library with its masculine hues – the perfect place for grooms to get ready.
Fasque is a stunning backdrop to elegant weddings, with room for up to 120 day guests, and up to 160 in the evening.
Contact Fasque Castle directly to enquire about holding your wedding at this beautiful venue.
We started in the library for the first two looks (see below) before moving on to other rooms of this stunning castle and checking out the amazing grounds.
Check out the looks…
MODEL KYLE BARCLAY wears Glen Affric tartan kilt, and burnt orange tweed jacket and waistcoat outfit, styled in Frank’s Gold Room with real
staghorn buttons (made to order from £1,800), Kilts 4 U.
Glen Affric tartan is Scotland’s oldest tartan and has been revived. Head here to discover more.
Styled top left with buttonhole provided by Kilts 4 U.
Styled top right with dried teasel and lavender with a pop of colour from the yellow craspedia buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
Look 2
Model David Campbell wears The Alchemist tartan kilt, and sage green Harris Tweed jacket and waistcoat outfit, styled in Frank’s Gold Room (made to order from £1,600), Kilts 4 U. . Green hellebore, rosemary and eucalyptus buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
Kyle wears Highland Mist tartan kilt, Lovat green jacket and waistcoat, antique dress sporran, Lovat green kilt hose, brown Ghillie brogues, matching twilight tie and garters, antique sgian dubh and kilt pin, cream shirt (to buy from £1,645, to hire from £155), Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers. Buttonhole (as before).
Look 4
David wears Exclusive Hebridean Hoolie tartan trews, Lovat mill charcoal tweed jacket and waistcoat, white shirt and matching Hebridean Hoolie tartan tie, black brogues (to buy from £945, to hire from £125), Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers. Dainty spray roses, sprigs of rosemary
and pale blue delphinium buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
Classic meets contemporary in this carefully curated Highland ensemble in Manx Hunting Ancient, which blends subtle earth tones with rich textures and fine finishing touches. The outfit includes Lovat Clunie jacket and waistcoat in soft Lovat blue (£500), traditional eight-yard handmade kilt in Manx Hunting Ancient (£640), standard collar white shirt (£42), Manx Hunting Ancient tartan tie, cut on the bias (£30), luxurious gold pocket square (£25), traditional cream kilt hose (£25), tartan flashes in Manx Hunting Ancient (£28), copper pewter stag
and Celtic top sporran with brown/copper fur, crafted from premium leather and pewter with a copper finish (£565), and bold copper stag kilt pin (£26), all Eight Yards. Buttonhole as before.
Bold yet refined, and rooted in tradition, Claret Hunting Scott outfit. It includes a handmade box pleat kilt in exclusive Claret Hunting Scott tartan (£815), Custom K1 jacket and waistcoat featuring a graphite vest and charcoal jacket, with subtle tartan piping on the pockets, and
lined in a contrast double-paisley (£980), oxblood leather sporran with classic black detailing (£290) and modern black leather brogues with a traditional punch hole design and a durable leather sole (£110), all Eight Yards. Dried grasses, thistle and lavender buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
Look 7
Kyle wears Eight-yard muted Hunting Stewart tartan, fully hand-sewn traditional kilt, made in-house (£850 – £1,000), Crail-style jacket and vest in Sloane midnight pure wool with exclusive ‘GT’ antique buttons (£550), exclusive ‘GT’ antique cufflinks (£40), shirt and tie from Charles Tyrwhitt, smoke rabbit with exclusive ‘GT’ antique cantle sporran (£360), real horn kilt pin (£75), garter flashes included with kilt, tartan hose tops (£400), Joseph Cheaney Spitalfields RW Derby boots in dark brown hatched grain leather (£525), Geoffrey Tailor & Kilt
Maker and 21st Century Kilts. Bold yellow tulip with dainty delphinium flowers buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
David wears six-metre black denim kilt, full structure and hand-sewn finish (£900), black denim detachable front pockets (worn instead of a Sporran) (£300), bespoke Harris Tweed blue and black herringbone jacket and Sloane charcoal waistcoat (£900), exclusive ‘GT’ antique cufflinks (£40), shirt and tie from Charles Tyrwhitt, 21st Century kiltpin, not sold separately, socks and garter flashes are included with 21st Century Kilts, tiger moth II C military style mid-calf Derby boots in black kudu leather (£525), 21st Century Kilts and Geoffrey Tailor & Kilt Maker. Dried grasses, thistle and lavender buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
Look 9
Spirit of the Clyde tartan kilt outfit with midnight blue Crail jacket set (to buy from £1,100, to hire from £125), Slanj Kilts. Bold yellow tulip with dainty delphinium flowers buttonhole (prices start from £18.50), Rook Botanics.
Spirit of Slanj tartan kilt outfit with black velvet Crail jacket set (to buy from £1,100), Slanj Kilts. Buttonhole as before.
Look 11
David wears Exclusive Noble Pride of Scotland outfit (new for 2025), including Exclusive Noble Pride of Scotland kilt (£639), navy tweed
contemporary jacket and waistcoat set (£459), Pride of Scotland shirt (£45), wine satin tie (£30), Pride of Scotland musquash sporran (£365), navy hose (£30), Pride of Scotland brown day brogues (£125). Pride of Scotland package (to buy from £1,649, to hire from £155), McCalls Highlandwear. Buttonhole (as before).
Exclusive Weathered Pride of Scotland outfit, including exclusive Weathered Pride of Scotland kilt (£639), brown tweed Crail jacket and waistcoat set (£459), Pride of Scotland shirt (£45), matching tie (£30), Pride of Scotland musquash sporran (£365), brown Glenbeg hose (£30), Pride of Scotland brown day brogues (£125). Pride of Scotland package (to buy from £1,649, to hire from £155), McCalls Highlandwear. Delphinium, hellebore and trailing amaranthus were used to create a twist on a traditional buttonhole (POA), Rook Botanics.
