THCD, Not THCD

[Chaps]

I do love reading these types of discussions regarding what constitutes THCD; however, in Southern California I rarely see anything that even comes close apart from pipe bands which I believe were excluded earlier. I have been to Highland games, Burns night, and Tartan Days. I rarely see anything that even comes close to THCD. It is much more common to see a hodge podge of Sportkilts and poor fitting acrylic kilts and little thought to distinctions between day wear and formal wear. I guess geography plays a large role in this. For my part I try to follow the THCD guidelines in spirit though with a Welsh surname the closest I can come by the letter of the law is to wear my ancient clergy tartan. Still, I find the guidelines helpful despite my ancestry and fondness for flat caps (though I do own a balmoral).

[JohntheBiker]

We can all thank Jock Scot for this quote:

" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

I think that it is very much on point for this discussion. Such discussions about THCD help to inform my choices, but they are, after all, my choices about what I will feel comfortable in wearing.