Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly
So, does anybody here besides me think that clogs, like the ones I posted, look darn good with a kilt?

Ham?

There is something somewhat Celtic about the look. I get compliments about it on occasion. I was just wondering what my fellow kilt wearers think.
You have asked me, so here's my reply! Personally, I do not care for the look of the clogs, not that I have seen anything like them here in the United Kingdom - they're too much like sandals and therefore, to my mind, should not be worn with socks or hose and are, consequently, casual footwear. However, I have to keep reminding myself of the differences in opinions and, indeed, standards, between you in North America and us here in the United Kingdom. You chaps will wear combinations of clothing items that most of us would rather die than wear, especially in public!! I mean no offence - it's just they way we all are.

As regards footwear and kilts I have learned, through experience, to abide by the following rules:

1) To help maintain a thoroughly masculine appearance (this is for those observers who do not 'understand' kilts), it is vital to keep footwear looking heavy and solid. This also serves to keep the balance of our overall appearance in order. If our footwear looks heavy, it gives the impression that we are 'anchored' to the ground. You see, kilts in themselves look solid and heavier than trousers, and some types of lighter footwear that might work with trousers just do not strike the right note with the kilt - we need that weighty aspect of our clothing to be as close to the ground as possible to achieve the balance and, if our kilts look heavier than our footwear, it just doesn't work!

2) Boots (which look heavy) worn with pulled-up hose just do not look right. So when wearing boots, I always roll the hose down. This also gives the appearance of thickening the calves and making our legs look more sturdy.

3) Shoes worn with rolled down hose look ghastly if not slovenly, and so, if I want to wear shoes, the hose is pulled up to just below the knee.

4) Sandals are just one step up from having bare feet and are therefore extremely casual. Wearing sandals with a kilt breaks my 'law' of keeping the weighty look as close to ground level as possible. Therefore the kilt has to be worn in the most casual manner, perhaps topless but certainly with nothing more on top than a light-coloured T-shirt. That just about works. For me, sandals are for the beach, not the city, and so that governs the rest of my chosen kilted outfit too.

Years ago, I did wear socks/hose with sandals from time to time, but I was never comfortable with the way I looked when I did that. In recent years,I have learned why - it is a visual thing. It just does not look right - any more than wearing boots without socks or hose looks right.

OK - Not very clearly explained (it is getting late!) but those are my feelings about footwear and kilts in general. Oddly enough, appropriate footwear is the most difficult kilt-wearing accessory to get spot-on, but I still maintain that the secret is in the bulky, heavy look being at ground level.