Safari/Photographer Vest as "Summer Casual" Outerwear?

[ForresterModern]

I picked a couple up at an Eddie Bauer Outlet store for a song and typically use them for travelling on airlines. You can stuff the pockets with all your metal gear and electronics and anything else the TSA might ask you to take out of your pockets (basically everything with those new whole body scanners), and all you have to do is take it off and throw in in a bin and then pick it up on the other side of the xray machine and put it back on. Good to go. Cell phones, MP3 players, pocket cameras, wallet, keys, pagers, change. chapstick, eyedrops, medications, pens, a good book, snacks--you can even toss your watch in one pocket.

They are also nice for light hiking where you don't really want to carry a backpack but do need to carry "stuff" (like a tired 4 year old). I have a couple shorties as well for fly fishing that stay loaded with all my gear and flyboxes, although those are a wee bit more specialized for fishing. Years ago I bought one with the intent on using it for photography, until I discovered that all those lenses and flashes and batteries and other accessories are pretty darn heavy, and I did not really like them banging around on my torso and each other every time I moved around, so I devolved back to a snug but plush and roomy fanny pack specifically designed for photography, and got more judicious about what I kept in it and what stayed in the bigger backpack to be available for those special occasions.

I see no reason why they should not be worn with the kilt, tartan or no, in the appropriate settings.