Casual Kilt Outfit

[kilted2000]

For a night at the pub, or a rock concert, I’m a fan of work boots, scrunched hose, a leather day sporran, a belt with a nice buckle, and my favorite band t-shirt. For jackets, I wear a Carhartt Detroit jacket which is cut rather short.

For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to resize photos for the forum, but here is an Imgur album with a few casual outfits.

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[OC Richard]

As Jock Scot has shown, casual kiltwearing doesn't mean abandoning traditional kiltwearing.

Except for attending Rugby matches I wear the sort of shirts traditionally worn for outdoor and casual situations.

Even at Rugby matches I wear ordinary kilt hose in the ordinary way.

At Rugby



At Highland Games

[Regimental]

First, congrats on rejecting the Jacobite shirt – it is, frankly, never a good look!

As others have said, a wide range of casual outfits are available, so part of it is really judging how dressy you want to be for the event. Personally, unless really dressy, I would leave the waistcoat at home, as that does tend to make it look quite formal.

As a Scot, for an evening in the pub with friends I might go with boots, scrunched hose, a leather day sporran, and a non-tucked in sweater/t shirt with no belt. For a slightly more dressy night out, I would tend to go with leather shoes, normal hose. a dress/semi-dress sporran, belt and tucked-in shirt. Both are good looks, and there’s plenty of flex in between the two.

[Jock Scot]

As Jock Scot has shown, casual kiltwearing doesn't mean abandoning traditional kiltwearing.

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Exactly so, thank you. At my stage in life, I doubt that I shall change now and frankly, I see absolutely no need to change. lol:

[OC Richard]

I thought of this thread yesterday, when I drove to a cemetery to pipe at a funeral.

I got there well before everyone else, to "get some air in the pipes" and let the them acclimate.

It dawned on me that I had arrived in a "casual kilt outfit" in shirtsleeves, rolled up sleeves, with a bucket hat and sunglasses due to the strong sun.

The bucket hat and sunglasses came off, the sleeves got rolled down, the kilt jacket and bonnet went on, and voila I was in smart traditional attire to begin piping.

[Jock Scot]

I thought of this thread yesterday, when I drove to a cemetery to pipe at a funeral.

I got there well before everyone else, to "get some air in the pipes" and let the them acclimate.

It dawned on me that I had arrived in a "casual kilt outfit" in shirtsleeves, rolled up sleeves, with a bucket hat and sunglasses due to the strong sun.

The bucket hat and sunglasses came off, the sleeves got rolled down, the kilt jacket and bonnet went on, and voila I was in smart traditional attire to begin piping.

Yes! Its that simple!

[OC Richard]

Happened again the next day, yesterday.

At 9am I arrived at Pipe Band rehearsal in kilt, hose, shoes, sporran, shirtsleeves, sunglasses, and bucket hat.

At noon we all met at a restaurant to celebrate a band-mate's birthday. To be a bit more smart I left the hat and sunglasses in the car and put on a waistcoat.

At 4pm I was adding tie, jacket, and bonnet and began piping at a memorial service.

[KennethSime]

I'm getting an error message when I click the link.

Apologies. I used to be a wiz at BB Code, but clearly no longer. I fixed the original post, but here's another link.