"Viking Style" Brouge lacing?

[Ivor]

An interesting set of responses although I’m not sure whether I am any clearer on the rights and wrongs of kilt-wearing, apart from pleats at the front that is. I wondered about the country dancers as they didn’t seem to be “entertainers” more a group of enthusiasts but if, indeed, it is only entertainers who dress in this way the obviously it is not appropriate for everyday wear. As someone else said you may get opinions you don’t like but then does that mean that anything said here is no more than a personal opinion or should it be accepted as a universal truth? Then there is the statement that this is some form of ethnic dress which leads us onto the grounds of straying into the realms of nationality and should we be cautious of offending these. I am not sure of this as there seem to be many nationalities here, none of whom seem averse to adopting what must be to them an alien form of dress.
I am not trying to be contentious here just to discover what is really unacceptable and what is essentially a matter of personal choice. If I decide to go into the world wearing white socks with laces halfway up my legs will I be subjected to ridicule and derision?