Welcome up, Dutchomatic.
The only person I ever personally saw with a day plaid was the clan chief at one of the Stone Mountain Games a couple of years back, and I don't remember which one. He had it with him since it was quite cold that day. I also saw an actor on, I think, an old episode of "Hamish Macbeth" from BBC until they cancelled that fine show.
I don't think you "wear" it so much as you simply carry it over your shoulder should you need something warm, kind of like a lap robe. It's not attached or anything, just thrown over the shoulder so it's handy if needed.
Like you, I think it has a nice appearance, and I've contemplated fixing one up for myself, but I always seem to spend my money on something else. And besides, in Atlanta, we don't get a lot of cold weather, so it wouldn't get much use.
Personally, I don't care for a fly plaid since it serves no real purpose except (in my useless opinion) to look something like a breachen faile. If I want a lot of tartan at my back--and I do when I'm really dressed out--I wear my great kilt and let it drape in fine fashion down my back. Nothing looks quite so formal as a breachen faile with a doublet!
Last edited by thescot; 29th October 07 at 12:38 PM.
Reason: Added last paragraph.
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