Quote Originally Posted by Panache
The one problem I have with wearing kilts is they seem to go better with the soft caps and berets which are a bit harder to doff to a lady than a fedora.
I think a general rule of thumb would be to "doff" anything that has a brim - something to grasp - which many of the soft caps have; if you have to pick up the whole cap by the sides to tip it to a lady, you're just going to look silly. I would think an acceptable substitute would be to touch cap at the forehead, thereby symbolicly tipping it.