Looks and why they work.

[kiltedwolfman]

Here's a few, but first a bit of a disclaimer. I am not a fashion maven, and I certainly care very little for trends. I like to wear what I want in whatever way I want and nicely enough have been told I generally pull off a decent turnout. My guiding thought in any of the ways I dress is a single point, that I feel good when I step out the door. After that all else is secondary.

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Why I like this look,
-nice and casual
-sweater works well with the shoes and accents the kilt
-it uses a modern contemporary kilt combined with a contemporary sporran
-and most importantly it was a great day out with my kids

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-wearing a traditional style bonnet but sporting the ever so modern X-Marks cap badge
-the hose highlight the green in the sett, and the yellow flashes bring out the yellow stripe while the fossil sharks tooth ties in well with the white stripe.
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-doesn't get too much more comtemporary than Cadpat, Transformers sporran, and Transformers cufflinks!
- the colour scheme still links up and I what makes me very happy about the look is that it truly reaches out and slaps people in the face in regards to breaking the mold and still looking good.

[thescot]

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I really like that for a casual look. Nothing looks better on a hot day than a khaki shirt and loden green hose.


The glengarry is from a Canadian unit, but I can't remember which one.

[CMcG]

21st Century Kilts (TFCK) makes some pretty sweet kilt suits. I don't own one but I believe our fellow Xmarker Jordan does.

What makes them work in my eye is the use of the same material for kilt, waistcoat, and jacket. It really ties it all together. It also helps that they don't sell off-the-rack, so everything should fit extra nice if it's made to one's measurements!

They don't advocate fur sporrans (leather instead) or sgian dubhs. Their flashes are made in either the same material as the kilt or the same material as the lining of the jacket. The cut of the jacket is three button and is styled like contemporary non-kilt suit jackets. Shoes are regular dress shoes or perhaps sometimes funky boots. Their kilt pin is kind of like a logo: they come with the kilt and aren't available for separate purchase.

Overall, the look is very contemporary but not a total break with tradition. TFCK does also make "apron pockets" as a replacement for a sporran, which doesn't work to my eye. I think a sporran helps to clarify the kiltiness and keep a solid colour kilt from looking like a skirt.




Apparently the legendary Hamish has several TFCK suits in his Kollection:


A kilt suit can, of course, be worn without the waistcoat. In this case I think Hamish's tartan tie helps finish the look by being an obvious Scottish referent that kiltifies.


Speaking of tartan, here is Alan Cumming in his TFCK tartan kilt suit. A big part of what makes this work is flare and panache. Otherwise that is really A LOT of tartan