Ghillie boots?

[Jock Scot]

From a quick google search, here is an example of Alexander McQueen's work:



I think it would be a safe assumption that even if he knew the ins and outs of highland fashion, he could easily not care and make decisions entirely with his artistic vision in mind. I mean we don't know what anyone is thinking just from a photo but his work is pretty extreme in some cases so knowing who he is now, I can't really judge his choices through a TCHD lens.

I think Alan Cumming's outfit works because it basically is traditional daywear. Or at least recent historical. Necktie, plain brown leather sporran. Even if tartan suits are uncommon, they are not unheard of and I personally like the ones in less flashy tartans (like McMurdo's wildcat tartan suit) and as I mentioned with the boots, while they may not be modern according to our resident Highlanders, they have a recent historical basis and plain black lend a conservative touch to the whole look. As Jock frequently points out, personal flair is an important aspect of Highland dress.

Yes "personal flair" is almost an essential aspect of kilt attire, but it is a fickle thing, not only for the person wearing the kilt, but also for those viewing the attire. Of course one keeps ones views, good or not so good, to oneself in normal day to day situations, but on a kilt website such as this, photographs do add an educational element to the process. So comment here, in educational terms, are in my view fair game.

So for what it is worth, in my view all three kilted gentlemen in the pictures in this thread exceed in varying degrees, the acceptable limits of "personal flair".