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As with the Trystan's outfit, Thomas' wedding clothes combined many historical elements and did not attempt to recreate any one period. His outfit was formal and strongly influenced by gothic, Scottish, and romantic aesthetics.
Style and colors: Thomas' outfit most resembled a formal Victorian outfit of a Scottish lord. The ensemble was primarily black velvet, accented with greys and white.
 Coat: Pattern used was Period Impressions' 1850 frock coat. This was a single-breasted frock coat with a full skirt, a single button in the front, and buttons trimming the cuffs and center back. It was entirely made of black velvet. Thomas' stepmom Deb very graciously offered to sew his entire outfit and did a lovely job of it!
 Shirt and waistcoat: Patterns used were Simplicity's Begotten full shirt #8615 and Simplicity's Millennium six-button vest #8808. The shirt was full-bodied (a little too much, actually; Deb removed some of the fullness and a lot of the length) and had full sleeves with exaggerated lacy cuffs. It had a matching lace-trimmed jabot. The waistcoat was a simple style that was made of a light wool in the Douglas Grey tartan and had fancy silver buttons down the front.
The rest of the outfit: After much consternation over his shoes (he'd wanted tall leather riding boots, but couldn't find any and an attempt to have them made failed), Thomas decided to wear the stylish black creepers that he bought at Underground Shoes in London last spring. Funny that we both ended up wearing shoes from that trip on our wedding day! For his pants, he went to Nordstrom's at Valley Faire. Thomas found a great high-quality pair of dressy black trousers in light wool. The best thing about Nordy's is their tailoring -- they hemmed his pants for free in one week.
We purchased all the Douglas Grey tartan at The Scottish Tartan Shop in San Francisco. That is a great store! Tiny, cramped, but chock full of all things Scottish, and the proprietors are an older married couple who are incredibly helpful and very fun. Visiting there was one of the more enjoyable wedding-related errands.
 A surprise detail: Right before the ceremony, Thomas surprised Trystan by adding an ebony silver-topped cane to his outfit. Apparently, he and his groomsman Chris had conspired to pull this off. It was an incredibly dashing addition to an already quite romantic outfit!
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The final piece was a fringed shoulder plaid. Trystan made this from the same Douglas Grey tartan as the waistcoat. On the wedding day, Trystan draped the plaid over Thomas' right shoulder and secured in the front with two of his elaborate Scottish clan badges. All this was to reflect the Dowrie family's Scottish descent.