One of the things that looks really strange to me is someone showing up at a Highland Games in 90 (fahrenheit) degree weather dressed to the nines in a tweed jacket and vest and a wool hat. Now I know that's the proper attire but lord have mercy....and I'm not saying scroonch the socks and wear a t-shirt...I get the impression that the wearer feels that they have to show up in everything that they carefully acquired just to prove that they know the ins and outs of the Traditional Highland Dress. Now I have been in situations where the "uniform of the day" was something that was either too warm or too cold for the weather on the day given and most healthy people can survive being in that situation for a few hours but when it's not some kind of mandatory situation, I gotta tell you, sometimes it looks like a guy wearing white tie and tails to a beach party.

Glad to see that someone (STM Gift Shop) is getting the message and offering lighter weight jackets...seeing that so much of the consumption of kilt supplies seems to be centered in the USA, where we generally have a warmer climate than the UK, I am surprised that lighter weight jackets haven't become a staple offering from all the suppliers...that would seem to be where the money is to be made.

Personally, I just try to look like a guy from 2012 wearing a kilt...there are obvious conventions to be observed but I figger you can observe them in a reasonably contemporary way and not look like you're rocking the boat. Obviously those that favor the hard core trad style are gonna carry on regardless but I'll still feel as if they're somehow competing to prove that they "get it"....as Letterman sez: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is an exhibition not a competition...please, no wagering."

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