Quote Originally Posted by CMcG View Post
This brings up an interesting issue, which is the influence of retailers and rentals on the perception of tradition...
Well since most of us depend on companies selling these wares and not professional tailors making our clothes to our specifications--we end up with what's available. And until there is a strong demand for otherwise, we won't see it much in catalogs.

For instance, I wear two evening jackets (Argyle): one is burgundy, the other is blue (and I don't mean navy blue). Every one else wears black (except for one gentleman who occasionally wears a dark bottle green). I got mine on ebay from different sellers from Scotland. One was a private seller, the other was a rental/hire business who were clearing stock. They're all traditional and classic though.

I don't think that so-called "kilt shirts" are traditional or classic. But they are discussed in this forum... They are generally accepted by the kilted-masses for daywear and eventually may be looked upon as "classic" daywear. (With fewer and fewer men wearing ties and the general "deformalizing" of society, this is a possibility.) But they certainly can never be looked upon as traditional. So... can they ever be seen as classic?