Quote Originally Posted by davedove View Post
I personally think a flat cap looks great with a kilt and have worn one often. And I don't agree that people will think you look eccentric, at least no more than they do when you wear a kilt.
I agree with this statement whole-heartidly. Most people who wear kilts already think 'bugger all' to anyone else's opinion of our choice of dress (no pun intended... ). People usually focus on the 'tartan skirt' much more than the headwear.

I love my flat caps. I have 6 or 8 of them in different tweeds and a black wool and a black linen one. When my grandfathers (either side of the family) died, I inherited all of their flat caps as somethnig to remember them by. I started wearing them and adopted that 'look' when I was 18 and continue to wear them today. Since I wear kilts every day, I end up wearing them with kilts.

My take on 'the look' is this: As long as the cap tones well with the colors in the kilt, it'll look fine. I have a tan tweed cap I'd never wear with a 'modern' tartan, but looks great with a Weathered tartan or a solid tan kilt like my FK or UK. If there's a good amount of black in the kilt, I'll wear a black flat cap. I have a lovat blue and a lovat green cap for my Ancient and Muted kilts.

I have never received a 'why are you wearing THAT hat' comment from any kilt wearer or non kilt wearer (and I often meet STAUNCH traditionalists in my line of work ). I was actually a little surprised to see people have such strong negative opinions on this matter.

Ron... this quote's for you...

'Different horses for different courses'.

BTW... IMHO, I think ANY hat in a formal situation looks a bit silly (a gentleman wouldn't wear a hat inside ANYWAY), so I don't wear flat caps or balmorals or cowboy hats or any hat with an Argyll or PC. Others disagree and I don't fault them for it.

My $.02... or in this case, it was probably more like $.06.