I talked to my boss about wearing my kilt to work on St. Andrews Day and he said it was OK. He didn't seem real super thrilled by the idea, but did agree to it. His first question was "are you going to wear underwear?". I just laughed and said that everybody asks me that (though I didn't answer his question).

So here's a picture of what I intend to wear, and I was hoping you guys could tell me if it looks OK. As I've mentioned before, I was not blessed with an innate sense of style. So if I've done something foolish, please let me know.




It's an off-white dress shirt with diagonally-striped (silver/black) tie and charcoal waistcoat from Target. Worn with a USA casual kilt (it's the only kilt I have, and while I realize a casual kilt isn't the best choice for day wear like this, it'll have to do). Black home-made sporran, Lovat blue hose with tartan flashes, and black dress shoes.

The tartan flashes are very muted with these hose, but they're all I have. I've ordered some traditional garter ties in red and charcoal, and if they come in before St. Andrews Day I'll wear one of those. Which would look better, red or charcoal?

Do these dress shoes look too clunky with this outfit? They're not exactly traditional shoes for a kilted outfit, but they're all I have right now in black.

On the tie, if this one doesn't look good, I can switch over to a dark blue tie that has tiny pinhead-size dots on it, maybe.

Is there anything about the outfit that clashes or looks wrong?

I could always switch over to a dark blue shirt like the one shown below, although I'd wear it with the sleeves rolled down and a tie. Would this look better for a first impression, assuming it's worn with a tie?




Or here's another option. Beige/tan/stone colored shirt with similar colored hose (I would probably only wear the charcoal flashes with these hose). However, here I've chosen a paisley tie that I originally bought with this shirt, intending to wear it with p@nt5. Is paisley a no-no with a tartan kilt?

Also, you'll notice that here I'm wearing my brown home-made sporran and brown brogues. Do you think the brown accessories would go better with either of the two options I showed above rather than black?




Any help or options would be appreciated. I'm very limited on my budget right now, so rushing out and buying other accessories isn't an option at the moment. I'll have to pretty much work with what I have.