speaking of shirts...

[Nanook]

I'd keep to good white cotton broadcloth for day wear use with heavyweight kilts and tweed jackets. Shirts don't have to come from Turnbull & Asser but they should be well constructed and crisp. Marks & Spencer (UK) and Nordstrom in the US offer reasonable broadcloth shirts at acceptable prices. Well fitting shirts are rare and from what I've seen in pictures of much of the guests at this site I'd suggest many will have need to seek made to measure--- again, need not be T&A.

With a black Argyll (or its variants) I'd look to a bit finer a cloth, perhaps a poplin and if not white (really depends upon facial colour and time of year) then blue or pink (black is reserved for squadristi, ruffians, pop stars and John Travolta). Patterns unless one as a keen sense of fashion should best be left to the weave.

Good, well made shirts are the best choice since I've found that they tend to not only look and feel better when new but also survive better wear and wash. Cheap discount and supermarket shirts are, in general, about as suitable for ones wardrobe as baseball caps to Ascot. "False economy" applies just as well to shirts as to kilts and shoes. High priced does not always mean quality or workmanship but just as one can't expect a $20 kilt to be anything other than tat, one can't expect a $20 shirt--- despite being made in the 3rd world with near slave labor, no environmental controls and sold in warehouses known best for "low prices" and their exploited and oppressed workforce--- to be anything more than cheap ...

[ChattanCat]

The great thing about work and uniform shirts is that typically they have two (count 'em) pockets. This is a favorite feature, which seems increasingly hard to find!

I don't buy polo shirts often, but at the end of summer scored two medium blue ones on the clearance rack. Again, polos with a pocket are highly prized.

My father-in-law used to say "Your about as handy as two pockets on a shirt"

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

You know, I grew up wearing a lot of hand-me-downs. I have a hard time spending money on me, clothes especially. I always try to either find things at Old Navy, Wal-mart, etc, or look for clearances wherever I can. I will however, put my nickels in a jar and save for a kilt, the price of which depends on how patient I can be.

[Frank McGrath]

My company makes sure I have all the clothes I need to work in. Other than that, Walmart. Jeans go on sale and I get there real quick to get my size. I shop late in the season to get good deals. I am a cheap bastid when it comes to buying clothes. When Momma decides I need a new shirt, she buys it. She just never gets the right size. I do try to take good care of my clothing so it wil last more than a couple of weeks. I have shirts in my closet from the leisure suit era. I probably won't wear them. But I still have them, just in case. I broke down and bought a couple of Hula shirts and found out You can wear a shirt with the tail out. What a concept. Still hard for me to do. Tucked in looks neater. I was a slob for my first wife. Not this one.

[ChattanCat]

I've been to a Goodwill shop that just opened up in town. I haven't found any Ghillie shirts yet. Guess I'll just have to keep looking.