What is Sharp?

**Kiltboy** · 24th July 12, 07:09 PM

We had a group discussion about "sharp". The concensus= clean, crisp, cut/trimmed, creased and fit properly.

Originally Posted by rondo

...In any case, I am better dressed than 95% of my clientele [which I find sad, really].

Oh my. I thought I was the only person who had this feeling at their job. I guess I'm not alone

**Kiltboy** · 24th July 12, 07:15 PM

duplicate post

**Mikilt** · 24th July 12, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by CMcG

In terms of your approach to wearing the kilt, what would you call "sharp"? Alternatively, what do you see as "sharp" about the way other folks wear the kilt?

I understand that this is a rather vague question, but I think that makes it a good one for discussion, so I'm loathe to try and pin it down too much. Sharp is an adjective with a positive quality and I think it would be fun to ruminate about what (if any) differences there are between sharp and other qualifiers.

Your answer could general or specific, traditional or modern, historical or contemporary, fashionable or classic, casual or formal, etc. To get some mileage out of this, however, examples will be helpful; pictures are especially welcome, but text explanations are good too.

Before someone(s) makes a play about bladed accoutrements (sgian, dirk, etc), let me preemptively say ha, ha, ha, and please stick to more sartorial things

This is partially motivated by my recent participation in the Canada's Sharpest Man contest. I don't, however, want to make it about that contest. Instead, I'd like to use the concept as a springboard for discussion.

What say you?

Colin, as a relative newbie (< 2 years), I think that sharp means well-put together and dressing appropriately for a given place, time and event. There are many on this forum (including you) who post pictures of the whole spectrum of casual to white-tie. To me, there are styles that I find "sharp" and I endeavor to emulate, and there are styles that I find "sharp" looking but are just not for me.

"Sharp" may be in the eye of the beholder, but I find that there just some outfits that *pop* for me and they are the ones that I remember as being "sharp"