Setting up false expectations

[The Wizard of BC]

Matt,

I'm real glad you brought this subject up. It is something I have been trying to put into words for quite a while now.

When I first started to make Kilts it was my concept to create something that could be worn in the place of trousers with whatever was already in the closet.

But I wanted my product to look like a Kilt.

If you look back at almost all of the photos of my you see that I wear regular shirts, regular shoes, and for the most part nothing that it is normally assumed that must be worn with a Kilt.

I'm going to think about this subject for a while and then perhaps suggest to the Mods that along with our Traditional Highland Dress section and our Historical Highland Attire section that we add a modern/contemporary/dressing on a budget section. (don't yet know what a good name would be).

I'm also going to try to come up with my own version of the 10 ways to dress pictorial based on normal everyday things that most will already have in their closet.

Because I advocate the wearing of the Kilt as everyday wear I have tried to tell my customers and friends to "Wear what you already have". It has always been my guiding principal that the Kilt is just another piece of clothing. Accessories like hose or a belt, although specific to a Kilt, shouldn't have to be expensive.

[KFCarter]

I'm going to think about this subject for a while and then perhaps suggest to the Mods that along with our Traditional Highland Dress section and our Historical Highland Attire section that we add a modern/contemporary/dressing on a budget section. (don't yet know what a good name would be).

Excellent suggestion. I think this would be a valuable and very useful addition to the forum.

[Bugbear]

Matt,

I'm real glad you brought this subject up. It is something I have been trying to put into words for quite a while now.

When I first started to make Kilts it was my concept to create something that could be worn in the place of trousers with whatever was already in the closet.

But I wanted my product to look like a Kilt.

If you look back at almost all of the photos of my you see that I wear regular shirts, regular shoes, and for the most part nothing that it is normally assumed that must be worn with a Kilt.

I'm going to think about this subject for a while and then perhaps suggest to the Mods that along with our Traditional Highland Dress section and our Historical Highland Attire section that we add a modern/contemporary/dressing on a budget section. (don't yet know what a good name would be).

I'm also going to try to come up with my own version of the 10 ways to dress pictorial based on normal everyday things that most will already have in their closet.

Because I advocate the wearing of the Kilt as everyday wear I have tried to tell my customers and friends to "Wear what you already have". It has always been my guiding principal that the Kilt is just another piece of clothing. Accessories like hose or a belt, although specific to a Kilt, shouldn't have to be expensive.

To keep from being driven crazy, I have to think of traditional kilts as being Highland attire, and contemporary kilts (except for the contemporaries that look just like a traditional) as not Highland attire. It isn't easy because tartan tends to pull things back over into the Highland attire category; useing a regular leather, three tassle sporran tends to pull things over into the Highland attire category. I suppose the reverse, such as not wearing a sporran, causes the same issues in the other direction.

In the end, I guess you just live with what you have and the way you see the world.

[slohairt]

Good points raised by everyone. I should also point out that those of us who sell these items still have to save up for our own purchases as well. You would be surprised at how little mark-up there is on some accessories!

Like many things, wearing a kilt and it's related accessories is as expensive or inexpensive as you want it to be. It depends on your individual tastes, how and where you intend to wear it, and also your means. Though any desired purchase becomes affordable if you save long enough for it. I think in this age of instant gratification, it's sometimes nice to save for something as you will cherish it more in the long run.

[sathor]

Good points raised by everyone. I should also point out that those of us who sell these items still have to save up for our own purchases as well.

I buy my own hot sauces from myself. I even make myself pay retail, I don't give myself a discount. I have about 8 bottles in the fridge for me to use, some I got before I went into the biz, some I bought after. If I gave up on the biz and absorbed my stock, I'd have around 200 bottles or so, which would be dang impressive as a collection, but to go through all that.....

in irony though, my mom like mild sauce from Taco bell. She chewed me out the other day because I didn't remember she needed it when I got tacos, though she had a few spare packets in her fridge. So I went to Walmart and got a bottle of it for her yesterday, though I still need to take it over to her. I can't order that one wholesale, but it's only $1.07 from Walmart for a 5 ounce bottle. (And if you know anything about HS, that tells you alot about the quality of Taco Bell's hot sauce.