Tweed caps/hats with a kilt

**scotswelshrunner** · 5th March 13, 04:00 PM

So far I have not read any posts regarding hats and caps for a kilt outfit other than the Glengarry or the Balmoral. Perhaps I have not searched well enough so if it has been discussed, apologies.
I LOVE Harris Tweed and similar type of caps and have seen them on kilted men in photographs but not too often. A few I snagged online are here...

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Question is, what do the modern kilt wearers think? Is wearing them with a casual kilt OK ? As for colour, the tweeds can be coordinated well I think,
especially the browns and dark greens.

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Many thanks for the input.

**Downunder Kilt** · 5th March 13, 04:12 PM

Here is but one of the many threads that have discussed, over the years, tweed caps.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...s-kilts-64451/

Just search Flat Caps thru the search function and you will be reading all day.

**Zardoz** · 5th March 13, 04:13 PM

Before this thread goes off the rails, I'll say that I think they are great!

**llyd** · 5th March 13, 04:14 PM

wear what you like...bugger convention. I often..well..constantly..wear an open weave but tweedy looking flat cap...and usually have it on with the kilt...my hair is growing out and is sort of unmanageable..so the cap needs be.

**MNlad** · 5th March 13, 04:14 PM

You will find a host of posts and opinions here regarding flat caps and kilts. As for me, unless it's a strictly "Scottish" event, tweed caps can look great with a kilt.

**scotswelshrunner** · 5th March 13, 04:17 PM

Thanks for the link downunderkilt. I knew I had missed something. I will now be readig up. As for myself, well the cap is going to be part no matter what from time to time. Not sure if I will wear my tweed coats or not but just wanted other ideas/opinions.

Thanks!!

**mookien** · 5th March 13, 04:26 PM

Before this thread goes off the rails, I'll say that I think they are great!

But, somebody already wrote that. I quickly copied it before this thread goes off the rails.

**knotty** · 5th March 13, 04:33 PM

My Tilley Ivy Cap is my go to hat. When I bought it (actually the Lass bought it for me) I was wearing my MacLean Hunting kilt. I wanted to get a Tilley fedora, but the Lass & everyone at Tilley thought the Ivy looked better.

**Spartan Tartan** · 5th March 13, 05:14 PM

I love flat caps and have several. I wear then all the time. As such, I wear them while kilted as well. They are a hot button topic, but since you did specify MODERN vice traditional, you should mot get beat up too bad.

**scotswelshrunner** · 5th March 13, 05:24 PM

As I'm known here to wear a cap already, I don't see an issue with it. The tweed caps I own compliment the kilts colours and even though I have yet to don the cap while kilted, I shall soon. I mean really, how many purists and traditional kilt wearers am I going to encounter while on a Portland street? Very few. IMHO, I look good in a flat tweed cap and nobody will tell me when and where I can don it. I simply was curious of the thoughts here as I'm new to kilts.

Thanks for the thoughts fellas!!