Too Traditional?

[CMcG]

Here are a couple of photos taken of me at the 2012 Missouri Tartan Day over this past weekend. Despite the thunderstorms and the mud (wish I would have packed my wellys!), we had a superb time! Is my attire 'too traditional' I wonder? Hahaha! Honestly, I don't care if it is or not. This is how I choose to dress the majority of the time when wearing Highland day attire and I tend to think that in this particular case, the context was quite appropriate.

Kyle, you look fantastic as usual. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen you looking bad in your Highland attire

Seeing as you've asked, I have a few comments. Judging by the rest of those in attendance whom we can see in the photo, I would venture to say that you are slightly overdressed for the event. Unless you were attending this Tartan Day celebration in some sort of official capacity? Everyone else is wearing what appears to be informal street clothes such as tee shirts, shorts/jeans, the one other guy in a kilt (that we can see) is wearing boots and scrunched hose. You, however, are wearing very smart daywear.

MacSpadger has commented that you would fit right in to an event in Scotland and I believe him. Nonetheless, if there is one thing that might make you stand out, it is how *perfect* and new-looking all of your accoutrements are. Now I know you were in the US Marine Corps but this is civilian attire, so there's no need to treat it like a uniform... for example, I think you need to "jock" your bonnet:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...almoral-57667/

Going back to the photos, I see you also have a cromach. In one photo you appear to have put the stick down, in the other you are just holding it, and in both you are surrounded by chairs. This might be a case of too traditional because all these things indicate that there seems to be no need for it. Combined with the rest of your admittedly wonderful looking attire, I think it is a bit much.

You have posted pics of yourself in the past wearing outfits that might have been more appropriate:



Of course this is being judged by a few pics and scant information, so please don't take my comments the wrong way. You say that this is how you like to dress and that you don't care if it is too traditional or not... do you think it is too traditional, given the location, event, and crowd?