Kilts seen as ONLY casual!!!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Why not collect a variety of formal kilted pictures (weddings, Burns Nights, etc) and show them to your Father in law. See what he thinks...

Seems like there's a thread here on Formal kilted pics....

[MacWage]

WOW!!!! THAT is A LOT of responses QUICKLY!!!!

Father in law.

Actually, it's MY father and rather unexpected.

[cavscout]

That is a new one. Most people I know (most who don't get the kilt) think the kilt is too formal. Are you scrunching your socks down again in the office?

I'm wondering John, what he considers appropriate work attire and formal?

I work for a commercial construction company in the office. Most of the week people are in jeans or dockers. On casual Friday's everyone is either in jeans or dress shorts, some have even gone to nylon sweats in the winter but I'm in my kilt. The consensus is that I view Fridays as formal days as the outfit is often more "put-together" and organized than the jeans and NASCAR shirts or the improperly fitting dockers and golf shirts that find their way into the building the rest of the week. At least the kilt is tailored to fit.

[auld argonian]

See, this is one of the reasons that I'm a backer of nice plain jackets and vests that are cut for the kilt: the equivalent of the basic Navy blazer or the basic sport coat. No offense to those who love them but even Argyle Jackets look too formal for everyday wear. It'd go a long way toward making kilts more acceptable as just another dress option.

It's interesting what people consider "normal business attire". I worked for an insurance company and it was always interesting to attend meetings wherre all of the national divisions came together. We of the Midwest seemed to be dressing right down the middle...the East Coast lot dressed more conservatively...the guys from the Southern division tended to be more casual and leaned toward brighter colors...you all get the idea. If one of those guys from down South went to a sales meeting up in New England he would have looked totally out of place and it would have affected how the other attendees reacted to him. I get the catalog from that Duluth Trading Company and they're pushing these "manly-construction-guy-executive" blazers made out of the same material that your Carhart overalls are made out of...I guess the idea is that you're attending these meetings and leting everybody know that you're an "I'm on the job site" kind of guy. They have matching briefcases to go with this ensemble so you can match your luggage to your jacket...not that there's anything wrong with that...

It's kind of variable, isn't it? I'm finding that the best way to get kilt-acceptance hereabouts is to mix it up and wear it now and then and when I do I don't allow it to become a topic of discussion...I'm polite but I get off the subject as quickly as possible...just go on with business as usual.

Best

AA


...and just remember the quotable quote from "Zorro, the Gay Blade": "Remember, my friends, its is far better to be poor than to dress poorly!"