Cheap formal wear?

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

DWFII, sort of sounds like me when I lived in the WDC area and would go to Alexandria, VA's Scottish Walk to watch how people would dress. It was amazing how people would turn out (WWII RAF uniforms, people carrying flintlocks, etc.).

I am also one of those people who would expect some respect for Scottish heritage and custom if you wish to wear the kilt. That said, you don't need to be Scottish to do that. Just respect the culture.

While it is a costume, it isn't fancy dress (I.e., a masquerade costume chosen to suit the wearer's fancy).

[macwilkin]

DWFII, sort of sounds like me when I lived in the WDC area and would go to Alexandria, VA's Scottish Walk to watch how people would dress. It was amazing how people would turn out (WWII RAF uniforms, people carrying flintlocks, etc.).

I am also one of those people who would expect some respect for Scottish heritage and custom if you wish to wear the kilt. That said, you don't need to be Scottish to do that. Just respect the culture.

While it is a costume, it isn't fancy dress (I.e., a masquerade costume chosen to suit the wearer's fancy).

Since I wasn't there, I can't say for certain, but were those individuals you saw reenactors? Granted, there are reenactors and reenactors -- I saw my fair share of both in a decade of participating in living history with NPS.

T.

[DWFII]

Since I wasn't there, I can't say for certain, but were those individuals you saw reenactors? Granted, there are reenactors and reenactors -- I saw my fair share of both in a decade of participating in living history with NPS.

T.

I have a very close friend in Williamsburg...he's actually head of his department at Colonial Williamsburg.

He has done a lot of re-enacting in his career, all time periods including the Colonial period. At present he is a corporal in the 2nd Glasgow.

Of course he is an historian of the first water, but one thing he has drilled into my head over the years is the necessity to pay attention to detail, to get it right, and to respect the tradition--that it does matter, in other words...

In fact, from talking to him about his Civil War reenacting, I gather they even have a word for someone who doesn't realize that it matters--they call them "BOB's"--short for "Better Off Bowling."

[macwilkin]

I have a very close friend in Williamsburg...he's actually head of his department at Colonial Williamsburg.

He has done a lot of re-enacting in his career, all time periods including the Colonial period. At present he is a corporal in the 2nd Glasgow.

Of course he is an historian of the first water, but one thing he has drilled into my head over the years is the necessity to pay attention to detail, to get it right, and to respect the tradition--that it does matter, in other words...

In fact, from talking to him about his Civil War reenacting, I gather they even have a word for someone who doesn't realize that it matters--they call them "BOB's"--short for "Better Off Bowling."

BOBs...I'll have to remember that one. In my day, we just called 'em Farbs.

Your friend is quite correct...that was the same thing that was drilled into my head in NPS.

T.

[DWFII]

While it is a costume, it isn't fancy dress (I.e., a masquerade costume chosen to suit the wearer's fancy).

Well said.

I might add that if I had an audience with the Chieftain...or even if I were just making a pilgrimage to castle MacSween...I might wear a well-done-conversion Argyll jacket if I did not have a PC, but I'd rather wear jeans and a windbreaker than a kilt with rolled down socks and athletic shoes.