I think this place has developed entirely too much angst...

[Alan H]

Alan, I'd like to thank you for tossing the hand grenade . . ., oops , I mean, for starting this thread. It contains many of the best posts I've read in a while. There is room for all of us in this forum, even if some of us (from all points of the kilt-wearing compass) feel like tearing our hair out every once every now and then.

Thanks. It's a good thing I'm bald, already.

For the record, I am positively allergic to the word "Fashion" when applied to Men. "Fashion" is for wealthy women who don't have anything else to do with their time. Wealthy, useless women follow "fashion". Men put on clothes and get something DONE, and worrying about the color of your pocket handkerchief or your garter ties is NOT "getting something DONE".

The above is just my humble opinion, of course...IMHO, IMHO.

I am also violently allergic to the words "rule".."correct"...and "proper" when it comes to clothes. to me, they smack of worrying WAY too much about things, and getting clothes WAY out of proportion in terms of their importance. IMHO..IMHO..

There's a difference between "rule"..."correct"..."proper"... and the basic concept of treating people with respect and using common sense when you put on clothes for the day, or evening, or whatever.

'nuff of this. it's just pissing me off, and "kilts" and an "online kilt forum" are in NO way, whatsoever, worth getting seriously pissed off about.