Alternative clothing

[Coinneach]

So, I wanted to ask you, my fellow kilties; What other possibly alternative clothing items do you wear? What do you wear that provides either more comfort, freedom, or practicality (or any other good reason to wear something you can come up with)?

Oddly enough, jeans. I know, they're not really alternative, except when they're not the norm. A few years ago, I was managing marketing communications and advertising for our division. Lots of people in suits and slacks. I tried it for about two weeks but finally just started wearing jeans with my shirt and tie. I actually had an agency Ad Exec come up to me and tell me how much everyone appreciated that I wore jeans.

They were more comfortable than slacks. Slacks made me feel like I was in drag; they weren't normal for me and were never going to be. So I stopped pretending and went back to being myself.

[thoth51]

Hey Bluecow, let me know how the fivefingers turn out ok?

I used to be a bit of a quirky dresser to my friends. I had a Tibetan shirt like this, but in black:


and a plain white Indian long shirt:

I still wear my Chinese jacket sometimes, like at my buddy's wedding:

Just when my friends think I'm finally starting to dress 'normal', I go and discover the kilt :-)

[TheBlueCow]

Hey Bluecow, let me know how the fivefingers turn out ok?

I just posted a review about them here: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/v...024/index.html

It's a long review so i figured it should get it's own topic. The short story is that I like them and am fairly happy with my purchase :mrgreen:.

[Coemgen]

Just when my friends think I'm finally starting to dress 'normal', I go and discover the kilt :-)

Ain't it the truth?

[TheBlueCow]

I had been looking online a while ago at what someone was calling a "knights tunic", which I'm not sure if it is an accurate phrase or not, but the idea interested me. It's like an extra long tee shirt, sleeves down to around the elbows, and the hem to about the mid thigh. You would wear your belt over it. It had a decoration around the neck line that I liked (a basic a never-ending pattern, like on some Celtic rings you see.)

I've been toying around with the idea recently, of taking some older garment designs (it seems I like things from medieval times), such as the "knights tunic" I mentioned, and maybe the Jacobite shirts, and just giving them a modern update.

[thoth51]

Sounds interesting, but chainmail makes me itchy

[Roan Carter]

Fundoshi.

Some traditionalists in Japan might get pissy about it, but no one can see what I wear under my kilt anyways. ;)

[TheBlueCow]

Fundoshi.

Some traditionalists in Japan might get pissy about it, but no one can see what I wear under my kilt anyways. ;)

Interesting!

I've been looking for some comfortable underwear, whether kilted or not. These may be a step in the right direction.