Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
It strikes me Jock that 'traditional" is a poor word to convey the style of highland wear you and others advocate.

"Traditional" can mean a great kilt (very old tradition)

"Traditional": can mean a PC and white hose (very modern tradition)

I think we need a new word.

A way to define the style of highland wear that flourished between World War I and World War II.

I can think of no better description than "Classic"

"Classic" is not old fashioned, yet it is not modern.

"Classic" is timeless

"Classic" never goes out of style (Think for a minute of Humphrey Boggart in his trench coat in Casablanca, Sean Connery in Goldfinger, and Cary Grant in...well anything. They looked darn good then, and they would look darn good today! )

I think that if we can make a small shift in our thinking here on XMTS we would end this silly problem.

Question: Can I wear white hose with my Prince Charlie Coatee?

Jock: Well you can, people do nowadays. However the classic look is to wear diced or argyll hose. It just is the way that i have always done it and it always looks right.

What say you Jock?

ith:

Cheers

Jamie
I would like to think that is more or less my style of answering that sort of question. I may have strayed on occasion though! The trouble arises when someone chips in with the "you can't tell me what to wear,I am a ----- and no one tells me what and when I can wear-----------!"Well sorry, I can if I choose to(I am not making a big deal of this!Honest!) its my country's traditions that people are meddling with. Unwittingly, maybe,I grant you.