Wool Flat Cap... a no-no with a kilt?

[Droid]

I don't recall what thread it was in, possibly more than one, but I remember reading a few remarks about how horrid it was to wear a flat cap with a kilt. I also remember a wee bit of sarcasm surrounding those posts.

I'm just curious, is this just personal taste, or something more?

I'll be headed to the Highlands next year and want to start getting prepped now. I need to get a few nicer bits of clothing. The Southern California fashion of a kilt, zip-up hoodie, tee shirt, and flip flops wont cut it unless I want to stick out like a sore thumb. I'll be getting a nice pull-over and some button down shirts for my kilt wearing here and abroad. I already own a wool flat cap and thought it would be appropriate to take with me on my travels, but then I remembered something about not wearing them.

(Note: I'll probably end up wearing whatever I want as long as it looks smart regardless of people's opinions here, but, you know, might as well strike up a conversation about it if I can.)

[12stones]

Traditionalists will say not to, but I say wear what you want when you want. I think kilts and flat caps look great together.

[SlackerDrummer]

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[Graham]

I wore flat caps for years with a kilt, tend not to these days but it's just personal preference. A Balmoral looks better but it's not always the time to wear it.

Wear what you like I say.

[Jock Scot]

Just so you know, many in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands would not consider a flat cap, or button down collars as kilt attire. What you decide to do, is entirely down to you.

[Blackrose87]

If you like it, then wear it. You're going to stick out wearing a kilt anyway, so there's no point in trying to disguise yourself as one of the locals. Just wear what you're happy and comfortable with.

[Droid]

Just so you know, many in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands would not consider a flat cap, or button down collars as kilt attire. What you decide to do, is entirely down to you.

I was planning on, because it's a tad cooler in Scotland than California, wearing a button down shirt under the sweater. What else would one wear under a sweater?

[davidlpope]

I was planning on, because it's a tad cooler in Scotland than California, wearing a button down shirt under the sweater. What else would one wear under a sweater?

A shirt with a normal spread or point collar, I'm guessing. Button-down collar shirts seem to be much more popular here in the States than overseas and are often seen worn with a suit and tie, although this type of shirt is designed to be worn casually. Likewise, many men here in the South wear full brogues with business suits, although they are country shoes.

[Jock Scot]

I was planning on, because it's a tad cooler in Scotland than California, wearing a button down shirt under the sweater. What else would one wear under a sweater?

OK we may be talking at trans-Atlantic cross purposes here so, by button down shirt I mean a shirt with the collar tips buttoned down by a single button on each side(end)of the collar. So just in case we are talking about the same thing, we usually wear shirts without collars buttoned down and no buttons or button holes in the collar to do so. Make no mistake we have button down collars, but would probably be in a minority for general wear and probably quite unusual with the kilt.

[auld argonian]

Button down collars....with a sportcoat or under a sweater...never with a suit. Just one of those things that always comes up around here...

Flatcaps....guilty of wearing one with the kilt...I do favor the smaller, more fitted Ivy Cap style, though and wouldn't wear one of those way-too-big "newsboy" caps. Just so I'll be safe, I'll only wear them "over here" and not "over there".

Best

AA