I have been reading this thread and taking in a lot what is being said. Attending Highland Gatherings, going out for dinner or lunch, attending a festive event, I tend to wear a kilt, a tweed jacket and waistcoat, tattersall shirt, usually a ABF tie, standard brogues, self coloured hose and a brass cantled or muskrat sporran (the tweed coat and waistcoat dependant upon weather conditions) This is not really much different if I am wearing trousers, usually corduroy or tailored trousers. (Think Jeeves and Wooster) If it is a hot day/night, I dispense with the jacket and waistcoat, maybe the tie and roll the sleeves of my shirt up.

For a formal event, I wear a regulation doublet, stiff plain fronted shirt with studs and cufflinks, black bowtie, diced hose and buckle shoes and goat hair or sealskin sporran

I have at times worn boots with scrunched down hose, never with a tweed jacket on though.

Now here is the rub, I am in my mid 50’s and I feel comfortable dressing this way and wore a tie then a jacket (School uniform) through all of Primary and High school and the first 8 years of my working life. I consider I was brought up in a era when men wore trousers, business shirts and ties when they went out. When I used to play cricket many moons ago, I used to play in flannels (mighty comfortable they were too)

I don’t consider I look “too traditional” when I attend events in highland attire, but can see how a young lad who has not grown up wearing ties, jackets, waistcoats, may see the whole shebang as too traditional.

I do see people from time to time who, I believe, are a wee bit too traditional, but usually put this down to individual flair. Others I see, I just bite my lip and smile.