What is Traditional Highland Dress?

[Ancienne Alliance]

The caution in all this is understanding the difference between "tradition", "fashion" and "personal style" as well as all the others when it comes to civilian Highland dress. It is "tradition" to wear black shoes regardless of the colour of your belt or sporran; it is "fashion" to tuck a hankie into your breast pocket; it is "style" to wear your grannie's choice round brooch 12 inches higher than the norm for a kilt pin.

It is "tradition" to ignore the dictates of current "fashion" and to accept eccentricities as "personal style" choices -- in the Highlands.

Rex

Fascinating , Rex.
You summed it up in a few sentences. from what you said I could dare this one :
Traditions are my roots, I couldn't live without them.
Fashion brings something refreshing, like green leaves, I couldn't live without them.
Personal Choices are the flowers that will allow the tree to carry on... It woud be sad to live without them.


Best,

Robert

[creagdhubh]

Fascinating , Rex.
You summed it up in a few sentences. from what you said I could dare this one :
Traditions are my roots, I couldn't live without them.
Fashion brings something refreshing, like green leaves, I couldn't live without them.
Personal Choices are the flowers that will allow the tree to carry on... It woud be sad to live without them.


Best,

Robert

Well said to you and Rex! I agree completely!