Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
I'm really hoping auld argonian will clarify his statement, because I took it to be completely different than you did. I interpret his response as meaning he wears whatever he would normally wear in everyday life... but with a kilt. This might mean wearing modern shirts (say, a polo style shirt), etc.
Actually, I never wear polo shirts....did a while back but somehow they just don't work anymore. When I say that I'm trying to dress "in the here and now", what I mean is that I would, for example, like a jacket that was cut to wear with a kilt but didn't have epaulets, shiny metal buttons and busy sleeve details; the equivalent of a basic, clean, nicely cut blazer that doesn't look 19th Century or military-ish. When I do wear a suit and tie, the suits are all plain and dark colors, the shirts are solid colors and my neckties are solid colors...I confess that I do not have a sghian dhub, basically because I can't find one plain and elegantly simple enough to suit my taste (MY taste...not imposing my sense of style on anyone else)...knotty deer horns, however trad they are, are not my style. Fine if you want to look like a 19th Century gentleman...your privilege...on you it may look great...I just think that the kilt is enough of a statement and the accoutrements can and should be simple and contemporary (difficult as it may be to find such things). At this point in my life, I just know who and what I am and like to dress accordingly.

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