I think this place has developed entirely too much angst...

[macwilkin]

I respectfully offer this thought...

Some men WANT to look good. Some men WANT to match. Some men LIKE to dress 'smart'. Some newbies WANT to dress 'smart' and ARE worried about their appearance. They should feel free to ask questions or seek advice from traditionalists without getting barraged with 'Wear what you want' comments.

Others have a different mindset about clothing... "Strap it on, throw on a tshirt and boots on and get out there" IS A VALID way of looking at it, but it is not the ONLY way to be.

Some people DO "take this stuff too seriously". Others may say that some people "don't take the way they look seriously enough". These are differing opinions and BOTH can co-exist as long as it's recognized that both people have a right to their own opinion.

These are differing opinions. Neither is right or wrong... they're just different.

HEAR, HEAR!

T.

[Inchessi]

Strap the thing on. The pleats go in back. Put on a shirt, some socks and shoes and go be a man and live your life.

What?!? Now I got to wear socks? You do not wear socks with sandles, it's a law, California State Code 216.14.7

Okay, I may have made up the numbers, but I am sure it's in there somewhere.

[HarborSpringsPiper]

What?!? Now I got to wear socks? You do not wear socks with sandles, it's a law, California State Code 216.14.7

You could always pursue the moggans option.

[GG]

When men come here asking for advice and walk away seriously worried that they're doing something WRONG and thereby are being BAD PEOPLE by offending hundreds of years of tradition etc. etc. etc.

The more rules followed the more Scottish you look. Being a non-Scot with no intention to "play" something I am not a good taste is to me of far greater importance than some (rigid) rules. And the kilt being to me primarily daily casual wear; what can go wrong?

Trousers are simply being replaced by a kilt, my normal belt by a wider one, a sporran without tassels is to be my pocktes and kilt hose (most often) come in stead of ordinary socks. Then overall coordinated colours, of couse, but that has nothing especially to do with the kilt, it's a daily routine.

Greg

[MacLowlife]

in the BACK? So THAT is why the guff, I reckon.

[NewEnglander]

Pleats? I thought I just had to get something plaid and wrap it about my waist...

[GDub]

But, but... I'm an existentialist!

[Alan H]

But, but... I'm an existentialist!

*feh* you can't fool me. That's a guitar, not an existential.

Next you'll try to tell me you're a mathematician, and that's an exponential.

[MacLowlife]

At the risk of hijacking this thread ( just sit quietly and nobody will get hurt) has anyone else ever run into a non-kilted outsider trying to attribute special meaning to things that ARE just a matter of taste or style or fashion? Almost every time I wear a kilt around "civilians" some friend will ask "What is the significance of X?" when it has all of the deep significance of which side I choose to part my hair on.

Examples:
sock color
hat or no hat
jacket color

I am sure there are other examples. It usually happens when several men in kilts are present, such as a Kirkin' or a Tartan Ball, but unfamiliar bystanders are present, too. The reason I raise it here is that so many discussions seem to center on things that DO matter ( to somebody), but some things don't, really. My friends assume I am hiding some conspiracy when I say "No, I just like red socks."

[Bigkahuna]

At the risk of hijacking this thread ( just sit quietly and nobody will get hurt) has anyone else ever run into a non-kilted outsider trying to attribute special meaning to things that ARE just a matter of taste or style or fashion? Almost every time I wear a kilt around "civilians" some friend will ask "What is the significance of X?" when it has all of the deep significance of which side I choose to part my hair on.

Examples:
sock color
hat or no hat
jacket color

I am sure there are other examples. It usually happens when several men in kilts are present, such as a Kirkin' or a Tartan Ball, but unfamiliar bystanders are present, too. The reason I raise it here is that so many discussions seem to center on things that DO matter ( to somebody), but some things don't, really. My friends assume I am hiding some conspiracy when I say "No, I just like red socks."

What's that about the Red Socks?????????...............................GO YANKEES!!!!