Does being a kiltie make you a "clothes horse"?

[CDNSushi]

OMG.

*SHUDDERS*

Yeah... Pretty much. Heh. Except I forgot to add that I also try to consider how long it's been since I've worn each particular piece. I don't know if others do this too, but I do try to give as many of my clothes a certain amount of "wear time." Because if I don't, I start to feel like I shouldn't have that particular item since I never wear it.

But there ARE a few piles somewhere in the back of the closet that never get worn and should probably get thrown out/donated to charity.

[Alan H]

Everybody has a personal style, whether they want to or not.

Madam, dear CopperNGold...I strongly reject this notion. You are entitled to your personal style if you want to have one. You are entitled to speculate on your perception of what you think my personal style is. You are welcome to discuss personal style as an abstract or concrete idea, how it is projected to the world at large, what it's societal implications are and so forth.

But I ain't got one, and I find the very idea of somehow having such a thing, or spending a single nanosecond worrying about it, very unhappy-making.

[Alan H]

Yeah... Pretty much. Heh. Except I forgot to
add that I also try to consider how long it's been since I've worn each particular piece.I don't know if others do this too, but I do try to give as many of my clothes a certain amount of "wear time." Because if I don't, I start to feel like I shouldn't have that particular item since I never wear it.

But there ARE a few piles somewhere in the back of the closet that never get worn and should probably get thrown out/donated to charity.

I'm actually with you on this one. I do this, too. If I haven't worn something for a really long time, I get rid of it. It's just cluttering up my life and closet or drawers, what's the point of having it? It's just that the length of time between ..."dang I haven't worn that pair of pants in a really long time"... and actually getting rid of it, may be a couple of years because I just sort of don't ever get around to it. There are so many, SO much more interesting things to do.

...Like hit the gym, or throw something, or crank the stereo, or read a book, or post on X Marks, or practice my clarinet, or sew another kilt (for someone else), or go to Elises birthday party, or whatever....

[O'Callaghan]

The only change for me is that I have so many T-shirts that clash violently with tartan, so I have to be careful which ones I wear with a tartan kilt. But then, that is where solid colour kilts are so useful, not to mention more traditionally Irish.

[CDNSushi]

The only change for me is that I have so many T-shirts that clash violently with tartan, so I have to be careful which ones I wear with a tartan kilt. But then, that is where solid colour kilts are so useful, not to mention more traditionally Irish.

Ooh, ooh, ooh! Can you post a pic of you wearing a T-shirt violently clashing with tartan? I wanna see!!!!!

[CopperNGold]

Madam, dear CopperNGold...I strongly reject this notion. You are entitled to your personal style if you want to have one. You are entitled to speculate on your perception of what you think my personal style is. You are welcome to discuss personal style as an abstract or concrete idea, how it is projected to the world at large, what it's societal implications are and so forth.

But I ain't got one, and I find the very idea of somehow having such a thing, or spending a single nanosecond worrying about it, very unhappy-making.

Thank, you, Alan, H., for addressing me with respect, and allowing me to voice my personal opinion, It was so gentlemanly of you!

[Spartan Tartan]

Ooh, ooh, ooh! Can you post a pic of you wearing a T-shirt violently clashing with tartan? I wanna see!!!!!

Me too!!

[OC Richard]

Yes indeed my getting into kilt-wearing back in the 70s did turn me into a "clothes horse". From the get-go I became very persnickety about coordinating shirts and neckties etc as well as seeking out vintage items whenever possible.

I wear Highland Dress on a regular basis for piping gigs and I take great pride in looking smart. Many pipers do but some don't: a piping friend wears old rumpled stained kit which I would be embarrassed to be seen in. People are paying him to play and the "show" is part of it.

It's different with a "legit" musician, who has his "monkey suit" (Tuxedo) which he wears to every gig. I can choose between black or Lovat tweed or charcoal or military jackets, choose between strongly-coloured or muted tartans, choose from several sporrans, and make a choice amongst a large variety of hose, shirts, and neckties.

Not to say that much time is spent on these choices! I reach into the closet and grab some stuff and hit the road.

[Tobus]

Madam, dear CopperNGold...I strongly reject this notion. You are entitled to your personal style if you want to have one. You are entitled to speculate on your perception of what you think my personal style is. You are welcome to discuss personal style as an abstract or concrete idea, how it is projected to the world at large, what it's societal implications are and so forth.

But I ain't got one, and I find the very idea of somehow having such a thing, or spending a single nanosecond worrying about it, very unhappy-making.

Actually, Alan, I think she has a point. Everybody has a personal style, even if they claim not to. Even if you spend zero time being choosy about what you're going to wear, you still have your own personal style. It's based on the clothes you buy.

Do you purchase and wear neon green tights? No? Then your personal style doesn't include that look. Do you purchase and wear a particular brand of blue jeans? Yes? Then your personal style includes it.

See, your personal style isn't something you may be conscious of. But you still have one. Everybody on Earth does (or at least those who have the freedom to pick out the clothes they want to buy and wear).

[ForresterModern]

Madam, dear CopperNGold...I strongly reject this notion. You are entitled to your personal style if you want to have one. You are entitled to speculate on your perception of what you think my personal style is. You are welcome to discuss personal style as an abstract or concrete idea, how it is projected to the world at large, what it's societal implications are and so forth.

But I ain't got one, and I find the very idea of somehow having such a thing, or spending a single nanosecond worrying about it, very unhappy-making.

Alan

Maybe your "style" is the lack thereof, not of "style" in general but the lack of a definable particular style. That in itself is a style. Kind of a "I think therefore I am" metaphor for clothes, "I dress therefore I have a style" whether conscious or even desired. Kind of existentialist.