Dark Watch

[Rmadigan]

I understand there's no need to match shirts with kilts, but I'd be interested in seeing what color shirts y'all wear with your Dark Watch kilts?

I'm assuming you mean Black Watch. The Black Watch is the basis for the Campbell, among others, tartan. The same only the Campbell Tartan is lighter. My avatar is Ancient Campbell tartan. As a member and a Deputy commissioner of the Clan Campbell Society I think I can help. If you are planning to be every day casual, a light blue, white, light gray, even a black, dark green or dark blue will work. Long or short sleeve, depending on weather conditions. If you wear a tie to an event, please wear a solid tie that doesn't clash with the kilt. If you are attending a informal Scottish event, such as a highland games, a kilt shirt in cream or off white looks great. For that matter you could wear a Scottish themed tee shirt.

I am not a fan of the slouching socks and boots look. I'm more of a purist. To me, it's not a costume. If you wear a registered clan tartan kilt, I feel, you should be respectful of what stands for. On the other hand, if a person wear a "utility or sport kilt", the person can wear anything they want. Sorry about my rant.

Back to your question, I read a book early in my kilt wearing days about the dos and don'ts of wearing a kilt. One thing i stand by is that no tartan above the kilt. No tartan hats, ties, scarves, etc. The one exception is a plaid. In case you don't know, a plaid is the kilt matching tartan worn over the left shoulder. Pipers and drummers usually wear one, however anyone can wear one. It is normally worn at formal events. Plaid is pronounced as in First AID, not as in ADD.

Wear your kilt proudly, wear it often, but most of all, wear it correctly. Check out this book, "So you're going to wear a kilt." Its a great book full of info. Amazon has them. Good luck. One other thing. Thank you for inquiring about the proper way to wear kilt accessories. A lot of people don't and end up looking ridiculous.