Fly Plaids - When, Where & Why?

[pastorsteve]

I don't really see piper bands so what I've seen has always been more casual. These photos may well be great kilts but I think I've seen the same thing done with long plaids. I think someone mentioned seeing it done in Rob Roy if I'm not mistaken.

[Jock Scot]

I don't really see piper bands so what I've seen has always been more casual. These photos may well be great kilts but I think I've seen the same thing done with long plaids. I think someone mentioned seeing it done in Rob Roy if I'm not mistaken.

I mean no offence ,but to my Scots eyes, these outfits are best left to Walt Disney.

[Phil]

Wearing a "fly plaid" or plaidie is an unusual sight here in Scotland other than in pipe bands, and not all of them either. It seems to have become fashionable for the groom and best man at wedding just in the last few years and I can see the point when everyone else is kilted so they stand out a bit. I presume you are not planning to wear one on an everyday basis - are you? As Jock has suggested, if you want to wear the kilt as a fancy dress costume then this is the way to go, otherwise restraint sometimes is the best policy.

[Bob C]

I wear my fly plaid almost every time I wear my Prince Charlie. I like it. If you like yours, wear it.

[piperdbh]

As a fan of the fly plaid, I'll go on record to say they take a little getting used to, as they're heavy and pull the coat up, as has been discussed in great detail in another thread. I like to wear it to play for a funeral, because I like the way it flows in the breeze. Apart from that, or maybe to the tartan ball, I leave it in the closet. I have no experience with the other versions of the plaid.

[pastorsteve]

These photos certainly aren't the best example of what I was thinking about. I don't wear period shirts (not that there's anything wrong with that ). I usually wear a button down or sweater or similar. I certainly don't have large swords or dirks ( again .....).

[Jock Scot]

These photos certainly aren't the best example of what I was thinking about. I don't wear period shirts (not that there's anything wrong with that ). I usually wear a button down or sweater or similar. I certainly don't have large swords or dirks ( again .....).

Steve,if you want to wear a plaid,then wear one. It is not going to get you struck down by a bolt of lightning. Honestly it won't! What I and others are trying to gently point out, is that there is a time and a place that fly plaids are normally worn.What we, well OK me at the moment, are respectfully trying to say is, what you are suggesting is the wrong time, the wrong place and with the wrong attire.It's down to you what you choose to do, not me(us),but at least you know the full picture of what you are thinking of doing. It is also absolutely nothing to do with large swords and dirks either. All the best, Jock.