Day/Laird's Plaid

[Cygnus]

If I may, even though I have actually worn a fly plaid to formal evening events, I felt it a bit naaf and was self conscious about it, and I don't do it regularly. Our Scots members can speak for themselves, but the impression I get from comments in other threads on this forum is that to a Scot's eye and sensibility, the fly plaid is not really a correct item of Scottish dress, is a bit of a kilt rental shop invention, is a bit overly affected, and is best not done.

Having offended many, I am sure, I will apologize in advance...but I feel that a bit of a warning is in order here...Cheers, BYU

My thought on the fly plaid is that it should only be worn if you want to draw as much attention as possible to yourself. Situations where this would be done are few and far between, of course (e.g., as the groom at a wedding).
I don't get the impression that they're greatly maligned, just little used for the reason above. I, for one, would be quite embarrassed if I showed up to a wedding in a fly plaid if the groom himself weren't wearing one or if none of the other guests were.

I like the look of fly plaids and plaids in general, but they do seem like they'd be quite a nuisance to wear.