Kilts seen as ONLY casual!!!

**MacWage** · 18th May 07, 04:45 AM

My present situation on wearing my kilts:

I'm having a VERY odd problem.
My father, who is presently also my boss, is VERY against my wearing a kilt in anything except casual situations. He just doesn't think they are "APPROPRIATE" business attire (one reason I want him to meet Turpin) nor does he think they are "FORMAL" dress (and barely "semi-formal"). I know that this is TOTALLY AT ODDS with almost EVERYONE else who has worsted tartan kilts (MOST of my kilts are tartan wool), but that is my situation.

Screwy, ain't it!!!

**McMurdo** · 18th May 07, 04:48 AM

Wow, sorry to hear that, funny I have always thought of a kilt as being a formal garment, it took me some time to wrap my head around wearing one casually. Can I ask what he thinks of a Prince Charlie outfit?

**Nervous Jock** · 18th May 07, 04:52 AM

Or the Castle Guard!!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 18th May 07, 04:55 AM

Why not collect a variety of formal kilted pictures (weddings, Burns Nights, etc) and show them to your Father in law. See what he thinks...

Seems like there's a thread here on Formal kilted pics....

**MacWage** · 18th May 07, 05:23 AM

WOW!!!! THAT is A LOT of responses QUICKLY!!!!

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Father in law.

Actually, it's MY father and rather unexpected.

**cavscout** · 18th May 07, 05:34 AM

That is a new one. Most people I know (most who don't get the kilt) think the kilt is too formal. Are you scrunching your socks down again in the office?

I'm wondering John, what he considers appropriate work attire and formal?

I work for a commercial construction company in the office. Most of the week people are in jeans or dockers. On casual Friday's everyone is either in jeans or dress shorts, some have even gone to nylon sweats in the winter but I'm in my kilt. The consensus is that I view Fridays as formal days as the outfit is often more "put-together" and organized than the jeans and NASCAR shirts or the improperly fitting dockers and golf shirts that find their way into the building the rest of the week. At least the kilt is tailored to fit.

**cessna152towser** · 18th May 07, 04:55 AM

I've always regarded kilts as formal wear, ie tartan, wool, kilts, with sporran, hose and garters and brogues. Its only in the last couple of years that I've begun to wear kilts for casual wear also, in the form of non-trad kilts with pockets instead of a sporran and with scrunched down hose & boots.

**Erisianmonkey** · 18th May 07, 05:02 AM

I am at a loss for words. Perhaps show him a pic of HRH Prince Charles in a kilt, or one of Scotland's first ministers? Certainly a pic or two of Hamish. Other than that, wow, I'm having a really hard time believing it.

**davedove** · 18th May 07, 08:47 AM

That is really strange. Most people, if they make a distinction, seem to think of kilts as formal wear, because they only see them at weddings and the like. I can understand someone not thinking of them as appropriate business attire, since kilts are not the most common thing a person sees in a business setting.

**Panache** · 18th May 07, 09:05 AM

MacWage,

There are two issues here.

The first, is the question are kilts casual dress only? This is simply answered by showing your father these two threads:

Formal Pictures

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22433

Dressy Pictures

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22432

The second question is are kilted outfits appropriate for your business?

I am not sure what type of work you and your father do. It may be that it isn't. People in business for themselves have to work awfully hard and put a lot of themselves into what they do. This is something that the two of you will have to work out.

Best of luck

Jamie