Maybe I'm just getting older but when is casual TOO casual

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

There are millions of people in the world who think the kilt is a costume, or a casual garment. SO it is all relative.

If you go to a fancy resturant all dressed up and kilted smart, the guy next to you might think "Wow this guy is wearing a costume in this fancy place, I sure would like to go out dressed up without some *#&$%@ wearing a costume."

Good point Dan. The thing is, at least from my perspective of better than 40 years kilted (as an adult), I've never had anyone say that to me in a restaurant, or any place else. But I have heard (boors) make comments about people in "ordinary" attire that wasn't considered appropriate for the venue.

I think that the kilt crosses the line into costume when the wearer forgets how he should be dressed if attired in trousers. To continue with Rex's analogy, a Prince Charlie worn to a clam bake on the beach would be a costume. Worn to a dinner at a decent restaurant it would attract no adverse comment. The same restaurant, but in a kilt, flip flops, and a Guns n' Roses tee shirt, or worse yet, looking like a stranded member of the road show cast of "Brigadoon", and other patrons could probably be forgiven for thinking that you're in a costume.

So it really is relative, unless a wee bit of thought goes into what one is going to wear, and where one is going. That's why guys like Rex (and me) spend far too much time staring into our closets, shaking our heads, and muttering, "I haven't a damned thing to wear..."

And like ccga3359 I tend to be more of a "dressy casual" kilt wearer when going out with the lads.