Critique my summer kilt wear

[JSFMACLJR]

Ern, you look great! No need for me to add anything to the suggestions made by others.

[ThistleDown]

Right, Rex. I had no Rowen handy, so I thought the sprig of crape myrtle would be a good stand in. Was concerned it may have been a bit too over powering!

Trefor would probably say it was overflowering.

[Dale Seago]

First of all and as Jock has remarked, I think Mael's outfit has some real personal flair while still being smart and weather appropriate.

I agree. I think polos are fine; I have some and often see them worn at Games and suchlike events; but somehow I've never gotten around to wearing one with a kilt.

My own attire in warm weather tends to feature something like a short-sleeve hemp or linen shirt, as in this pic from last month:



I'd call that "smart casual warm-weather wear"; the pic was taken at the outdoor wedding of a couple of my martial art students on a ranch. Dress code had been announced as casual, and most male guests were wearing open-neck short-sleeve shirts and slacks. This being "an occasion", that is to say a wedding, I went with black dirk belt, sporran, and shoes.

In a "even more casual" setting, specifically a hike in the coastal hills last weekend:



That's with a Cabela's "Serengeti Safari II Shirt" in British tan; brown dirk belt and brown leather Stillwater cargo sporran; and chukkas from Timberland. All seemed to go together well for being "out in the boonies" while also being fine for dinner afterward at a cafe in Half Moon Bay.

. . .Oh, and given that (unprotected) I'm lobster-red after half an hour in the sun, I'm also wearing a good SPF 85 sunblock.

[Mael Coluim]

.....<snip>..... The only thing missing is sunglasses

Actually the eyeglasses have transition lenses. I guess they were shaded by the hat brim at this angle. But here's another shot a little later.


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[davidlpope]

Dale,

This is exactly the sort of thing I was suggesting. Well done.

[Dale Seago]

Actually the eyeglasses have transition lenses. I guess they were shaded by the hat brim at this angle. But here's another shot a little later.

Excellent! I generally wear Serengeti polarized sunshades; like Transitions, they also let in more or less light according to the ambient light intensity. In my second pic above, they're hanging from a buttonhole in my shirt pocket.

[Father Bill]

Hey - looks fine to me, Ern. I particularly like the traditional highland blackberry and camera cases!

[Mark Stephenson]

Looks great! Thanks for posting and for describing the outfit. As a relative newbie, I find this very useful. I have to deal with the summer heat in southern Ohio. I sure wish I could find a PV tartan in any of the MacTavish or Stephenson tartans. As it is, I have wool kilts that look great, but are on the warm side when summer temperatures rise.

[Mael Coluim]

Looks great! Thanks for posting and for describing the outfit. As a relative newbie, I find this very useful. I have to deal with the summer heat in southern Ohio. I sure wish I could find a PV tartan in any of the MacTavish or Stephenson tartans. As it is, I have wool kilts that look great, but are on the warm side when summer temperatures rise.

Although, not P/V you may find the tartan of your heart in a casual kilt sale at Burnette & Struths who advertise here. I have two of them in my Clan's tartan and they are my workhorses for the Games season here in VA which starts in fall but still hot. Once you have your family tartan, don't be afraid to branch out in universal tartans which Rocky at USA Kilts offer quite a number in P/V. And then, again there is no rule against wearing a family tartan not your own!

[Mark Stephenson]

Although, not P/V you may find the tartan of your heart in a casual kilt sale at Burnette & Struths who advertise here. I have two of them in my Clan's tartan and they are my workhorses for the Games season here in VA which starts in fall but still hot. Once you have your family tartan, don't be afraid to branch out in universal tartans which Rocky at USA Kilts offer quite a number in P/V. And then, again there is no rule against wearing a family tartan not your own!

Thanks for the advice Mael.
I did go to USAKilts and found two PV kilts in one of my Clan tartans: Thompson Gray and Thompson Camel (Thompson is the modern English equivalent of MacTavish). BTW, I have ordered a kilt not in my family/clan tartan: USAF. Barb T is working on it as I write this, and I hope to have it very soon.