What is Traditional Highland Dress?

[sfb]

"...a rather extensive pad in the Highlands..."

I genuinely "laughed out loud" at that.

[xman]

OOOOOO......My friend X takes a step out onto the ice...

Naw, just threw a stone to see if it would crack,

[Jock Scot]

Personal style, isn't it Jock? I like his shawl-collar waistcoats, but that's a personal style, too.

We must not forget that he has two valets in Scotland alone, just helping him maintain his impeccable style. And a life-time of being in amongst those whose dress comes naturally to them because they, too, have had a life-time -- and on and on.

Rex

Yes it is indeed personal style, but to continue splitting that very fine hair I, in all honesty, find the style of his day jackets to be borderline Highland. Now many would say that the Prince's jackets are modern Highland style and who am I to argue.

[MacLowlife]

That's FEE NAY, as in THE END. I am fairly certain I looked in on this topic yesterday and today I find three or four pages of not very much at all.

What often frustrates me about the Traditional Highland Dress forum is that there are so few topics- and now and then way too many posts on the few that appear. I am genuinely grateful for everyone's opinions and edifying comments, but I would humbly request that someone introduce a NEW topic and let's see if we can throw a few rocks at it for a while. And while I am ranting, I'd like to suggest that topics addressed in the last six weeks be rotated off- i.e., check the search feature before asking any of these:
1) What's wrong with the PC
2) What's wrong with white hose
3) What color X should I wear with my Y
4) Why shouldn't I wear a ( jabot, bow tie, tartan tie, etc) with my ( day coat, PC, doublet, piping rig)?

Oh, and PLEASE consider actually placing a ghillie brogue in your mouth and biting down before asking / telling about their appropriateness, tradition, evolution, etc.
[end rant]
M'll

[JSFMACLJR]

That's FEE NAY, as in THE END. I am fairly certain I looked in on this topic yesterday and today I find three or four pages of not very much at all.

What often frustrates me about the Traditional Highland Dress forum is that there are so few topics- and now and then way too many posts on the few that appear. I am genuinely grateful for everyone's opinions and edifying comments, but I would humbly request that someone introduce a NEW topic and let's see if we can throw a few rocks at it for a while. And while I am ranting, I'd like to suggest that topics addressed in the last six weeks be rotated off- i.e., check the search feature before asking any of these:
1) What's wrong with the PC
2) What's wrong with white hose
3) What color X should I wear with my Y
4) Why shouldn't I wear a ( jabot, bow tie, tartan tie, etc) with my ( day coat, PC, doublet, piping rig)?

Oh, and PLEASE consider actually placing a ghillie brogue in your mouth and biting down before asking / telling about their appropriateness, tradition, evolution, etc.
[end rant]
M'll

So, what's on your mind? Any topics for discussion appeal to you right now?

[macwilkin]

Oh, and PLEASE consider actually placing a ghillie brogue in your mouth and biting down before asking / telling about their appropriateness, tradition, evolution, etc.
[end rant]
M'll

Then honestly: what's the point of the forum? I'm sorry, but some folks like discussing the traditions and evolution of Highland dress. If you don't, then don't read the threads, but let's not trod down the path of unofficial censorship.

T.

[MacBean]

What often frustrates me about the Traditional Highland Dress forum is that there are so few topics

I suppose the nature of emphasizing Tradition is that you can get stuck in it; anything new is something other.

[Bugbear]

I feel for you, MacLowlife. I've had to come to terms with "it" not being my tradition that is being discussed, and I still end up reading about it.

I have to put aside reactions that bubble up in my mind, like "go eat your own national shoe," when these "what is traditional" threads come up.

[MacLowlife]

Thanks. I may have been a little hasty as well as testy and I may have been unclear in my frustration.

My points were two:
1) there is no use in reinventing the conversational wheel/ ploughing the same furrow every few weeks, and
2) the ghillie brogue is either the height of invented tradition or the height of actual tradition, but nobody has been convinced to change his opinion about it in years.

I enjoy discussing traditional highland dress and even broader matters that are tangential to it, such as formalwear and formal occasions, highland games, ladies' outfits, etc. I just get tired of the same old thing with a lot of air whipped into it. When I first joined the forum, a wise person suggested that I use the search feature to aid in my inquiry. No better advice was ever given.

As for new topics, please see the thread I posted about lightweight jackets that look like traditional tweed. I do not want to tread on anyone's right to discuss anything, or to suggest self-censorship. I just want a little less repetition and a little more novelty.
Thanks

[CMcG]

<snip>I do not want to tread on anyone's right to discuss anything, or to suggest self-censorship. I just want a little less repetition and a little more novelty.
Thanks

MacLowlife,

While the title of this thread is perhaps mundane, I had hoped that there was at least some pertinent nuance in my OP. Given the recent reorganization of the site, I wanted to clarify some issues regarding definitions and what is to be posted where. And we have productively received a useful new acronym: THCD (Traditional Highland Civilian Dress)!

This thread has certainly taken on a life of its own beyond the original question but that is in the spirit of a good forum. If we relied solely on the search function to answer our questions, this site might unfortunately become a much more quiet place.

If I may return to the OP, I feel the title has been amply answered. This part of the site is for THCD and the standard is set by the native home of the kilt. I've learned that uniform discussions, military or pipe band, might better go in other parts of the forum and why.

As for the nuance, what do you call generally THCD with variations from outside Scotland? Where on Xmarks should it go?