Balmoral with saxon clothes

[Jock Scot]

Since posting this thread i have been several hours on the forum checking the 1st 30 pages of both the General Kilt Talk and Kilt Advise pages, and discovered much information and many varied opinions regarding almost every type of hat that can (and should not) be worn with a kilt. It seems i am not the only one with an unnatural interest in hats. Although, i have certain reservations when it comes to wearing hats from one culture with the clothing of another (individuality and my desire to wear a balmoral with saxon clothes aside). Well...maybe the flat hat. But, very loosely summating past posts of one forum member; no hat is better than the wrong hat.

With particular reference to your last sentence, above. That sounds like something that I might have written.

Anyway generally speaking, I agree. However, I have also said in the past that with the knowledge that we have today about skin cancer risks there are reasonable and acceptable wide brimmed alternatives to the balmoral such as the Scottish traditional fore and aft, panama------yes with the kilt, or not so traditional Tilly hat or the Aussie "slouch hat". I suppose that opens the door to the North American Style "ten gallon" hat too. I also recall saying that common sense should prevail when the elements conspire against you and sartorial elegance must take second place.