Too Traditional?

[Jock Scot]

So is there a correlation between "too traditional" and making it seem costumish with putting on too much then?

I have been thinking about this and whilst it sounds so obvious to me it is plainly not obvious to those new to kilt wearing, or, those who are unaware of the subtleties involved. Those that just don't care do not need to read further and fair enough. To avoid the "costume look", requires experience and it helps to have the luck of having the benefit of others to steer us through the sartorial minefield. This is where a website like this is so valuable to those that want to learn. The first lesson to learn is that "there are more ways to skin a cat than one". So a combination of personal flair,informed imagination and common sense is a prerequisite before we tap into the available experience.

No one is saying you can't wear this, that, or the other with the kilt and no one is saying you can't wear your choice of this, that ,or the other to any event of your choice. Many do and get their dress pretty much right and others get it oh so wrong. Now getting it wrong if that was a conscious thought to do so is fair enough for the individual------your hosts or colleagues may have other thoughts on the matter, but there we go.

However, there are many who would like to get things somewhere near right that are completely unaware , even after considerable thought and possibly expence too, that their proudly worn attire is nothing more than a costume and not what was intended at all. Which is a shame.