I keep forgetting to mention that "new" in Britain shows that you are not "old Highland". So, wearing old clothes, or second hand, looks as if you have been doing this for a while. Meaning the "highland inherited" is something which denoted that your family has been doing this for a while.

Despite the one comment about me wanting people to look like they escaped from a shortbread tin in another post, I am a little more giving about some things. One of which is how much your formal wear looks as if it were just purchased from Kinloch-Anderson.

When it comes to the "posing in costume", my attitude is that you have to steer from looking as if you just bought the outfit or escaped from a shortbread tin. On the other hand, you don't want to be in appropriate (e.g., wearing regular over the pictured calf socks v. kilt hose)


NO, you haven't offended me. On the other hand, I am curious as to why you haven't considered renting formal wear as you seem bothered by the concept or what people's opinion will be of your clothing?