how casual

[sporranlegionaire]

I tend to wear whatever I used to wear with shorts. I see no reason to change that. It's all about being practical. I wouldn't go to the park on a hot day in a suit, collar and tie.

[BruceK]

Personally, I think sandals go well with kilts in hot weather.



Brian

I LOVE the sporran!! Where do you find that?

[Gary Krueger]

"Clothing, not a costume!"

That's the mantra to bear in mind. Do you need a kilt belt? Do you need a sporran? Do you need hose? If so, hose up, or hose down? Do you need flashes?

When the kilt was worn as a daily garment, I'll bet it was worn with whatever the guy had on hand and felt comfortable with. I'm in favor of continuing that.

That's exactily right, IMHO. If you happen to attend a celtic festival or Highland Game where a person or group appears in the ancient great kilt and period dress, you will find a lot of variation in dress. Footwear can be anything from leather wrapped and tied on with thongs (long leather laces...not the undergarment). Flashes were used to hold up the knit hose...no elastic at the time. And the belt was long as it was how the great kilt was kept on the body...no sewn pleats.

[McClef]

Footwear can be anything from leather wrapped and tied on with thongs (long leather laces...not the undergarment).

Erm... what's an undergarment?

[Hamish]

Erm... what's an undergarment?

Huh! You beat me to asking the same question, Trefor!


A plea: (NOT aimed at you Trefor, as far as I know) PLEASE, never wear socks with sandals - ever! I once allowed myself to be photographed with that combination (not the undergarment!!!) on my feet and, yes, I was kilted at the time. It should never have happened. I was caught unawares and should have known better, but that photo haunted me for several years. It appeared on all manner of websites - one of which was devoted solely to the crime of wearing socks with sandals! So, don't do it. To do so is to commit one of the greatest menswear faux pas of all time. It is not a fashion thing - it quite simply just looks awful !

[pipesndrumsnun]

I personally think the kilt and rugged sandals look is a great one!

[fluter]

Just as a matter of taste don't wear socks with sandals, it is a fashon fax pas reguardless of the kilt.

Just as a matter of comfort: I wear socks with sandals every day. My feet are usually cooler this way, and Sir Robert may simply avert his gaze...

However we are in agreement about bare feet! Next to merino wool, bare feet are the most comfortable thing yet.

[McClef]

A plea: (NOT aimed at you Trefor, as far as I know) PLEASE, never wear socks with sandals - ever! I once allowed myself to be photographed with that combination (not the undergarment!!!) on my feet and, yes, I was kilted at the time.

Bless me Hamish I have sinned...

Well only once which was at the Wales Motorcycle show about 3 weeks ago and I was wearing my Unionkilts leather kilt at the time. I didn't think anyone would make a big thing of it and nobody did and I haven't seen any photos taken to proclaim it to the net.

Wouldn't normally do it!

[Mr. MacDougall]

I wear sandals year-round. I've even worn them in the snow -- I live in northern Arizona, and it does sometimes snow here -- and when it's cold, I wear socks. I've never cared about anyone else's opinion of it... but rag wool socks look better with sandals than the kind of socks you'd wear with dress trousers and wing-tips.

[Tukaram]

I wear either hiking boots or sandals with my kilt on a regular basis. I haven't tried tennis shoes but then I don't really like tennis shoes very much.

In the heat a lightweight kilt and whatever is comfortable on your feet are fine.