Hmmmm...not look smart? Okay, some people may not think that "Full Highland Dress" looks smart because they think of it as the old fashioned Kiltie-on-a-biscuit-tin thing but you can tip it toward a more contemporary look if you try. Maybe build on the kilt and cool it on the shiny buttons and fringed stuff in favor of a modern thing.

If you look at the threads on formal kilt wear here, you'll see that the majority of photos are men dressed in a very trad style.

Try some of the references to the Dressed To Kilt fashion shows and you get an idea of doing some more contemporary looks...though it IS a fashion show so it does go a bit overboard.

Best kilted prom thing in the media: Kurt on Glee. All right....he DID wear leggings underneath but the dude made the kilt look good. I'm pretty sure that they did the leggings to find a way around the underwear question thing. It was FOX...you know how weird they get...

Anyway....kick it around wi' your young lady and tell here that you can do it with a more contemporary flair...get some input from her...look at some reference photos on the internet...getting the prom thing together is better if you do it together. Gives her the option to do something cool with tartan on her outfit...I'd like to point out that tartan bustiers seem to get a universal "two thumbs up" on THIS forum, even from the female members. Many tartans are available in silk as well as wool...while a sash might be too "old" for you young people, maybe wearing tartan as more of a stole over bare shoulders might make a statement.

Hey...this is supposed to be ROMANTIC! What's more dashing and romantic than a kilt? Am I right or am I right?

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