What is your favorite way to dress in the Contemporary style?

[The Wizard of BC]

NOTE: In case you found this thread through New Posts, just an FYI that it is in the Contemporary Kilt Wear section and I'm looking to discuss the Contemporary approach in this thread.

Do you have a favorite way to dress in the Contemporary style? The way you dress for your everyday activities?

The core of dressing in the contemporary style is wearing what is appropriate for the given activity and weather. Obviously dressing with a nod to the traditional is great but not required. The Contemporary style spans the entire spectrum of kilt wear.


In-formal (Beach, picnic or mowing the lawn)
Active (Camping or Hiking)
Casual (Walking the dog, an evening out to your local pub.)
Games and Festivals (Attending your local Highland Games or Ren Faire or fancon)
Inclement weather (In the rain, snow or wind)
Dressing nice (A dinner date with your SO or attending your church/synagogue/temple)
Business (Jacket and tie)
Dressing up Well (Opening night at the theater or the funeral of a friend)

Feel free to post pics to illustrate how you dress for these situations.

[The Wizard of BC]

If you were to walk into my kilt shop on almost any given day this is very similar to how you would find me dressed.



As I have noted before I do not usually try to match the colors of my outfit to the colors of my kilt. I feel that coordinating my hose and shirt allow the Tartan to stand out, to shine and be the center of my outfit.


If it is raining you will often find that I'll add a hat and jacket.
I find the fedora makes an excellent umbrella, and the leather jacket cuts the chilly wind.





Here I am at a car show exhibiting my Jag. The hat with brim is essential and a flat cap just goes so well with a British Convertible.




When at Highland Games I am often meeting X Marks members so I change my hat to my Balmoral.



On Saturdays I like to get dressed a little nicer. We call it Dressy Saturday.
I've already got this stuff in my closet, I may as well get some use out of it.



Every Sunday I am a Docent at the Royal BC Museum. I simply add the museum vest so people know I'm "Official".

[Liam]

I have say like this....

[MacKenzie]

Contemporary I suppose (it's got pocketses, shhh), but it could certainly pass for casual-traditional. Replace the kilt, kilt belt, sporran, hose & flashes with jeans, belt and crew socks and that's is how I dress everyday for work.



Contemporary I'm sure. Replace the kilt with cargo shorts and that's my other knockabout/casual get-up.

[Mael Coluim]

When I kilt up for a non Scottish themed event; just think change from pants to kilt and to kilt hose from socks (maybe). Sometimes I need a sporran, sometimes not.

[Liam]

Ern...I have a red Fiat just like that!

[Mikilt]

Winter



Casual Summer



Dressy summer

[cable scot]

polo shirts and Docs are what I wear the most of

[Taskr]

I'll wear a PV kilt with a pocketed or not shirt, plain high wool socks, plain sporran and hiking boots. Much as MacKenzie said (and looks in his first pic, or Steve's black shirt - though I don't have the car accessory) if there were jeans instead of a kilt that would be about it. Flat cap or brimmed or none depending on weather. I'll be dressed similar for the pub this evening and will see if anyone can catch me in a pic. I find the 8yd tank doesn't lend itself very well to being worn in the same manner, even though it can, which is why I got the PV (to not ruin "the good one" according to swmbo. Uh, they're all "good", love). It's about being comfortable rather than seeking a particular style, but then again casually comfortable is a style I surmise.

[Tenmiles]

... (to not ruin "the good one" according to swmbo ...)

For that same reason, I've gotten a utility kilt from UTKilts. I can't wear my (new, good) wool one until after a special event in August - then I can do as I please in it.

Because of this, I don't have any pictures of the manner in which I'd be wearing my tartan kilt in a contemporary style; but with respect to the utility kilt, it has simply swapped for all cases where I'd wear cargo shorts.

Therefore, since I can't dress smartly yet, this is the most common form of contemporary kilt style you'd presently find me in, and it reflects a casual preference (worn on a Saturday's work in the yard).



(actually, I lied; it can be dressed up smartly too - change the t-shirt for a white button front shirt, and that's how I sometimes go to work. I just haven't got any photos of that right now)

That said, once I can wear my tartan kilt regularly, I have a rather different style in mind.