The Ghillie Shirt

[Lady Grey]

I’ve sat back being rather bemused for 18 pages.
So here’s my input ... take it or leave it.

Patrick
You love your Ghillie Shirt and wearing it with your other accessories and that’s fine.
However you don’t wear it well.
My comment has nothing to do the historical accuracy or all the other suggestions/disagreements that you have received.
It has to do with being well dressed and stylish. (Something that anyone can learn)

The way you present in your ghillie shirt and kilt just doesn’t suit your age, build, height and colouring. There is no visually pleasing balance or proportion in your look, hence the reason for some of the flack you are receiving here.

So first off I suggest you get some style books for men. (Most local libraries have them)
What Not To Wear & Queer Eye For The Straight Guy both have excellent, timeless advice specifically for men that will help you find what works for your body shape and colouring no matter what the type of attire is.

My suggestions (again, take them or leave them)
- proportions and balance ....This is where you fail hugely
- Get some Dark socks. The white just cuts your height in half and makes your calves look huge instead of shapely. Dark socks with the Ghillie Brouges will elongate your figure and balance the look.
- Get a Dark Ghillie Shirt. I would actually suggest dying the one you have along with the socks at the same time (you seem to like matchy matchy so it’s a cost effective way to improve your look)
- Again the darker colour(s) will look lovely with your colouring of pale skin and red hair.
- A dark green is my suggestion. Pale colours near your face just washes you out and makes you look pasty.
- Take out the laces and wear the collar open if you insist on a ghillie Shirt.
- At present... a laced up shirt with your neck beard just does not work proportionally as your neck is totally missing when viewed with the shirt laced up.
- Now I love red hair and a beard but the neck beard doesn’t suit the shirt style. Try a goatee style or chin style. I think you have nice broad shoulders but we can’t see them because your proportions are not balanced by your clothing and facial hair choices.
- The aim is to to look sleek and well put together. The closed neck, dropped shoulder line and full puffy sleeves of a Ghillie Shirt just shortens you overall, making your shoulders, chest and torso look like a square.
- The Ghillie Shirt style is not a great choice for your figure ( nor is it for me - my lumps and bumps are just in different places -lol) but if you wish wear it you need to adapt it to suit you.
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- You wear the clothes The clothes don’t wear You!
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- Roll up the sleeves to just below the elbow to balance the fullness of the sleeve at the cuff as it’s making you look wider.
- Layer a below hip length casual vest or Gillet in a dark colour over the top of the shirt to balance out the width of your upper body. Then add the plaid if you must.
- Experiment with styling the plaid, to find a style that suits your figure not what you’ve seen in pictures.
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Try it! It’s only clothes and you may be surprised how a few little changes will lift your appearance to Fabulous!
It’s a learned skill...