Sunday best?

[knotty]

Went to church for the firsd time in a long while. I was wearing my black argyll (& waistcoat), MacLean hunting kilt, Maclean of Duart weathered tie, light yellow shirt, claret hose, white rabbit dress sporran (with chain) & sword kilt pin. I was some what surprised of the level of dress. There was one gentle man in a tie (no jacket) & one guy in a sport coat (no tie), the rest were in what I would consider casual. What happened to dressing in your sunday best? Maybe Im finally over the hill!
My question is fairly simple.
What is considered standard dress for church?

sanx
Craig

side note
One lady said, "Its nice to see a man in a kilt. Havent seen a man in a kilt since I left Cape Breton.".

[davidlpope]

I wear a suit or a sportcoat/slacks and tie. Maybe once a month I'll forgo the tie.

There are a few other folks that dress similarly. Most wear slacks and a broadcloth shirt or polo shirt. At the far end of the spectrum are t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops.

I think churchgoing attire reflects the prevailing culture. My observation seems to be that, regardless of occasion, men of all ages tend to dress less formally and more juvenile-ish than they did in the past.

On the odd occasion when I wear a kilt to church, I wear it with a tweed jacket, leather sporran, and non-tartan tie.

Cordially,

David

[Peter Crowe]

I wear a suit or a sportcoat/slacks and tie. Maybe once a month I'll forgo the tie.

There are a few other folks that dress similarly. Most wear slacks and a broadcloth shirt or polo shirt. At the far end of the spectrum are t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops.

I think churchgoing attire reflects the prevailing culture. My observation seems to be that, regardless of occasion, men of all ages tend to dress less formally and more juvenile-ish than they did in the past.

On the odd occasion when I wear a kilt to church, I wear it with a tweed jacket, leather sporran, and non-tartan tie.

Cordially,

David

*** I agree David, and dress similarly, and leave off the tie if it is a particularly hot summer day.

[John_Carrick]

I wear a lounge suit to church, as I always have done, to church (Anglican) in the West of Ireland. I can remember being admonished for not wearing a tie one week. I now realise I am one of two who dresses like this and everyone else wears sweaters, slacks, track suits, etc.
I'm not a big Margaret Thatcher person, but I do empathise her father's wisdom that one should not do something because that is what everyone else does.
John

[planemaker]

If you think the level of dress at regular church has gone down, you should go to a funeral. My wife to be and I went to one not too long ago and people were wearing shorts and t-shirts, base ball caps!!!

[knotty]

If you think the level of dress at regular church has gone down, you should go to a funeral. My wife to be and I went to one not too long ago and people were wearing shorts and t-shirts, base ball caps!!!

The last funeral I went to I saw all that plus a lady who looked like she was going to work ... at the closest light post! At least she had the legs for it

[madmacs]

If you think the level of dress at regular church has gone down, you should go to a funeral. My wife to be and I went to one not too long ago and people were wearing shorts and t-shirts, base ball caps!!!

Ditto for weddings... Even seeing a tie in the midwest is a rarity, especially on folks under 50

[knotty]

... one should not do something because that is what everyone else does.
John

Well said

What Ive always thought.

[dh20318]

Don't feel bad. I wore my kilt to church a while back and I have never seen kilt in our church before or since and yes, I am almost always in a tie and occasionally one other guy might wear a tie and shirt. Hardly anyone dresses for church any more. I still think that it is only respectful to dress and when I wore my olive green kilt, (that I sews myself), long tie, sort coat, ecru hose and flashes (that matched the material I used for my first kilt), I was asked why I was so dressed up? I took that as a compliment and simply said 'because I believe that it is respectful of our God to present ourselves well in the place of worship!' ...and I will continue to do so!

[knotty]

***

'because I believe that it is respectful of our God to present ourselves well in the place of worship!' ...and I will continue to do so!