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[Jock Scot]

Guinness>water.

"----------proper highland day wear------------". Hummm, I am really not at all sure about that. The great kilt may be historically correct , but I think not in a modern day context. These days I think most would think of the great kilt as more theatrical than anything else.

[Guinness>water]

Guinness>water.

"----------proper highland day wear------------". Hummm, I am really not at all sure about that. The great kilt may be historically correct , but I think not in a modern day context. I think most would think the great kilt as more theatrical than anything else.

Hi Jock!

I was talking about all of the other parts of Highland day wear(accounterments) such as solid color hose(pulled up and gartered), brown brogues(not ghillie), tweed kilt jacket, ABF tie, brown sporran, and blue bonnet.

Only thing that wasnt THCD was the belted plaid.

[Jock Scot]

Hi Caleb!

I have to say the two styles do not gell comfortably together, in any way whatsoever. Sorry.

[Guinness>water]

Hi Caleb!

I have to say the two styles do not gell comfortably together, in an way whatsoever. Sorry.

Yeah Jock, I kinda have to agree with you. It felt good and I like wearing the belted plaid but it is just too different for today I guess.

Maybe I'm just the wrong style kinda guy. The fellow above looks pretty good to me except the pirate boots. Maybe some can pull it off, just not me.

[Jock Scot]

Yeah Jock, I kinda have to agree with you. It felt good and I like wearing the belted plaid but it is just too different for today I guess.

Maybe I'm just the wrong style kinda guy. The fellow above looks pretty good to me except the pirate boots. Maybe some can pull it off, just not me.

There is nothing wrong with the chap's style as long as we don't make the mistake of thinking that the attire is an appropriate example of modern day kilt attire.

[BCAC]

Hi Jock!

I was talking about all of the other parts of Highland day wear(accounterments) such as solid color hose(pulled up and gartered), brown brogues(not ghillie), tweed kilt jacket, ABF tie, brown sporran, and blue bonnet.

Only thing that wasnt THCD was the belted plaid.

ABF tie??????

[Jock Scot]

ABF tie??????

Well spotted, that man!

[Guinness>water]

ABF tie??????

You are correct. The tie I am wearing IN THIS photo is not the ABF tie, it is in fact a Lochcarron bright scarlet or modern red wool tie. However, I have worn the ABF tie with the same kit pictured above on other occasions.

[TravisMcGuire]

I realize I'm new here, but I have one or two things to respond to, having worn a great kilt weekly for ten years.
1) It's cumbersome and difficult to wear.
Admittedly, it takes a bit of practice, but when folded properly, I'm far more likely to get my cold weather coat or suit jacket caught on things than I am the folds of my great kilt. I've done everything there is to do, from stage fencing to yard work to Broadway dance rehearsals in my great kilt and never had a single incident of ripping or inappropriate slipping.
2) It looks "costumey" or too "period."
This depends on your skill, frankly. If you can't make straight lines or properly estimate your body width, you'll end up with some of the blouse-y, hideous looks that I've seen in many pictures. This did tend to look like a period costume. The way I tend to wear mine, I have frequently been asked by other kilt wearers if I'm wearing a great kilt or just a regular kilt and a particularly ostentatious fly plaid. Admittedly, the folks on this forum would readily see the differences, but my point id that it is completely possible to create the same clean lines of a tailored kilt if you're very careful and precise. And this, including the pleating process, I have down to about ten minutes.
I tend to wear mine with a simple black waistcoat, and french cuffed shirt, with a thin scarf of the dame tartan tied as a cravat. Avoiding the "jacobite shirt" or any other non-modern (or completely made up) accessories also minimizes the costume element and helps people to see it as a modernization of a useful and versatile garment from the past. I find that it's only as "period" as you accessorize it to be.
On the other hand, in my day job I frequently switch between 18th-century Spanish soldier, 8th-century Chinese courtier, and Russian boyar from the era of Ivan the Terrible all in one day, so take my fashion sense with a large grain of salt.

[Nathan]

On the other hand, in my day job I frequently switch between 18th-century Spanish soldier, 8th-century Chinese courtier, and Russian boyar from the era of Ivan the Terrible all in one day, so take my fashion sense with a large grain of salt.

Indeed. You've admitted a perspective that is both historical and theatrical so I'll take you up on that grain of salt idea. Still Travis, I'd like to see a photo of this ensemble. The thin tartan cravat sounds particularly odd to my ear, but hey, maybe you'll post a photo and change my mind. I suspect though, that your look will appear anachronistic even if it does look stylish and tidy.