Ryan,
You have posed an interesting question and one that I have given a lot of thought to lately. One of the issues with THCD is that it has not changed (I hesitate to use the phrase "kept pace") with the rest of society. It dates to a time when people wore suits - all people, more or less, regardless of what level of society they fell - and has changed little since then. While occasionally you will see kilted gentlemen at a highland games in Scotland wearing (what we call) a barn coat, most are wearing the Highland equivalent of a suit and I have wondered what percentage of the non-kilted at these events are wearing suits. I'm guessing not many. I have to admit I don't know, but I've been to the World Pipe Band Championships and I didn't see any suits there. So, what then is the analog in THCD for today's more casual dress? I'm stuck feeling like there just isn't one. And to that end, it's hard not to feel like a lot of THCD is an affectation, particularly outside of Scotland.
To answer your question, then, I think your dress is appropriate, but probably not "traditional" because what THCD is really based on is a class of society that would more than likely be wearing at least a collared shirt, even to go for a walk in the woods.
Kenneth Mansfield
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