Need advice on a shirt

[Raphael]

I only wear my white dress shirts for important client meetings. For Causal Fridays, I think you should pick a softer colour. instead of a dress shirt, how about a polo shirt?

[ozmeath]

It really does depend on your personal style. I find I cant wear pure white with my kilt (westmeath-mosty greens and blue) but off whites are great. I've started experimenting with all kinds of late tho,t-shirts,brown button up and even a dark pink! to be met with a fantastic response. well i liked it too. I generally dont long hose but thick sock and baggy, and roll my sleeves and all- much to the no no off some of our members here. It's a casual look of course but I seem to pull it off apparently.

[Riverkilt]

Wow! You do stand tall and wear the kilt with pride. That's 90% of it. Don't change that a bit!

You don't say what sort of work you do?

So much red is hard to work with. White works. You could also soften the look with tan or beige.

I have a wool shirt in the same tartan and wear it with my solid color tan kilts and that works...so guess it could also work in reverse.

My brightest redest kilt works with an olive shirt that picks up that color in the kilt - see the avatar.

Do play with ideas...even with as much red as it has, that tartan has a lot of other colors you can work with. Enjoy the possibilities.

If you're in cooler weather you can also toss on a cable knit sweater and still look sharp.

You can also look around at some of the kiltmaker's galleries who sell that tartan for ideas.

Ron

[Cinnabar]

Wow! Thanks for all of the contructive comments. I'll definitely bring up the kilt and the hose up a bit. I don't know if I can come up with a belt by Friday but I'll see what I can do.

Sorry I didn't explain my job. I'm a research scientist (geochemist) and I won't be doing any lab work that day so I can wear just about anything to work barring t-shirts and ratty shorts.

As many of you already mentioned the red is a difficult color to work with especially because I don't look terribly good in it. I may try a brown or beige shift to soften it, as mentioned. I may also try a black shirt. Probably dress shirts but maybe also a polo (I would have never thought of that).

Once I get myself together I'll put up another pic. Thanks all!

[davedove]

The comments already given are all good advice, especially the part about the belt. Right now your outfit just doesn't look complete.

One thing that I don't believe anyone has mentioned yet - whatever color you decide on, try to match the color of your socks to that of the shirt. It gives you a more balanced appearance.

[David Thornton]

You guys sure do flip around. Last month the belt was on option!

To answer your question, my wife bought me two sweaters and two turtle necks to go with my kilts. All are in the green/beige area.

David

[GlassMan]

You guys sure do flip around. Last month the belt was on option!

To answer your question, my wife bought me two sweaters and two turtle necks to go with my kilts. All are in the green/beige area.

David

With a more contemporary kilt I'd say that belts are an option. And when wearing a Prince Charlie & vest, a belt is rather redundant. But with a traditional kilt with a high rise a belt seems necessary from an aesthetic point of view. However, it is purely decorative. And with a kilt that bright red, a nice black belt seems even more necessary to break up the bright shirt from the bright kilt and also to cover up just a bit of the red.

[bubba]

A general rule of thumb, waistcoat, no belt. No waistcoat, belt.

[Raphael]

Not to be picky, but you are wearing a semi-dress sporran in the picture. You should save it for an evening out with your wife. For office, a day sporran will be perfect for the job and they can be had for cheap as well.

IF you are not familiar with the term, day sporran is all leather and furless.