Hawaiian shirt with an XMTS tartan kilt

[Mike_Oettle]

Bob C wrote: “No. The hat does not work, either.”

This reminds me of a comment made to me on Facebook last year. I was accused of betraying the tradition of kilt-wearing and told I had no right to wear one.
I then explained that I owned two kilts and intended to order a third one, and that I wore a tammie out of doors all the time. I also mentioned that I had worn a kilt in the army and was of Scottish extraction.
But, I said, I also had a broad-brimmed straw hat that I would wear in very hot weather.
The chap then again told me that I was selling out on the tradition.
But what I recalled from X Marks was a picture of two of our respected members at a Scottish event in one of the more southerly US states, where they were both kilted, and sported broad-brimmed hats.
They contended, and I agreed fully, that given the high temperature and humidity of the day, that they needed the protection the hats provided.
So I stand by Jamie’s choice of headgear, as it is appropriate to the climate and weather of the day.
He wears bonnets often enough (as do I), and the hat is reserved for more tropical occasions.
Bear in mind also that during the Boer War the Highland regiments wore slouch hats with their kilts.
I have in fact been without my straw hat for well over a year, because I had requested a neighbour to sew a South African flag badge onto it. (She is a bit of a procrastinator.)
But for the past week now, my hat has hung in my passageway complete with flag badge, ready for duty in the high summer days (which, sadly, are mostly past for the next six months).
Regards,
Mike