Quote Originally Posted by Kilted KT
I'm afraid that if you were to start mixing clothing styles of such vast difference ( like cowboy and scotsman) you wind up looking like a reject from a halloween costume contest. While his tartan looks interesting, having one's flashes peek out o'er the top of cowboy boots and I am sure some huge rodeo belt buckle, you are asking for a hell of a time when you run in to other cowboys. Even were it in good humor, it would be neverending.

Hmm..Maybe we should ask Hamish what is wrong with that picture?
Who? Me? Oh! Well, for a start, I know absolutely nothing about Western dress and/or Cowboys (I've not seen 'Brokeback Mountain' yet!!), but I do know a little about Highland Dress and what is acceptable. To me, this sort of get-up is just NOT acceptable.

Ignoring the colours, etc., the problem here, as I see it, is that the effectiveness and attraction of Highland Dress and presumably Western Dress have been diluted and mocked. Why would anyone want to mix what I am sure are perfectly wonderful styles? Do one one day, and the other the next if you like, but not both together....... please!

Although I am not a 'hat person', I can see that, in certain climes, there might be a very good reason to wear a wide-brimmed hat - and I've no doubt a cowboy hat is as good as anything else in that category. So I don't object to the hat. It is the boots that are offensive - they are out of all proportion to the kilt and upset the visuals!

Apart from those boots, this guy has quite a good eye for colour (all things considered), and if he were to swap the boots for a reasonable pair of black shoes, he'd almost be 'there'. I'd like to see his sporran before passing final judgement, however.

I wonder if that is a genuine tartan? It is not unattractive.