Accessorizing a Ferguson Weathered

[Karl R]

Hummm, why so cautious?

Because I don't want to walk out of the house looking like I got dressed in the dark, and simply grabbed the first set of clothes that I could reach. I don't want people to assume that I'm colorblind. I don't want people to wonder whether I was dressed by clowns.

You have no bother about wearing the kilt which is hardly a common form of attire in North America, so why bother with North American sensibilities with your colour choices with the rest of your kilt attire?

By that line of reasoning, why not ignore the color sensibilities of Scotland, North America, and every other country as well? There won't be any Scots around to tell others that I'm actually violating the Scottish color sensibilities.

More seriously....

Most people in the U.S. have some understanding/opinion about how to color coordinate a jacket, dress shirt and necktie ... even if they don't understand how to properly dress up a kilt. Similarly, they will have an opinion of whether someone is overdressed or under-dressed for an occasion, even if the opinion is based solely on the clothes worn above the waist.

If the portion from the waist up looks well put together (in their opinion), they'll assume the rest of it is equally well put together. If the portion from the waist up looks like a series of fashion mistakes.... At that point, it doesn't matter whether they assume the rest of the outfit is a mistake or not. The outfit will look poorly put together.

Wear the kilt and attire like its supposed to be man! The traditional Scottish way!

It's possible to wear the kilt and attire in ways that look fashionable and appropriate in both Scotland and the U.S. simultaneously. Look at Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay as an example.

Can you give me one good reason why I should choose to ignore U.S. color sensibilities, particularly when it's possible to dress in a way that meets both countries' color criteria simultaneously?