Traditional Civilian Highland SHIRTS

[piperdown]

Be carefull, there is a time and a place to wear a tattersall shirt, or any style of shirt, and many would suggest a wedding is not the time, or, the place for the tattersall, unless the happy event is very informal.

Thanks Jock, that part I do understand. It is an informal event to be held in my backyard.

[Jock Scot]

Thanks Jock, that part I do understand. It is an informal event to be held in my backyard.

That's good.

Like many things in life, these things are down to personal choice, experience and is just a matter of degree really. Many traditional Highlanders would be more than happy to wear a tattersall shirt or small gingham checks to a Highland games, Clan gathering, to lunch, going to town, and perhaps some business meetings, or even a quiet dinner with the wife--that sort of thing. So a fair range. I think that for example,a graduation,or, a wedding of the slightly more formal kind than yours in the back yard(I hope you don't mind me putting it that way!) then perhaps a plain shirt, or narrow and subdued Bengal stripes may well be the choice of many.Generally speaking, the white shirt is kept for funerals and smarter weddings.

[piperdown]

Not at all...it is a second marriage for both. They had the formal the first time around and were looking for something less stuffy(meaning they just want to be married without the bells and whistles).
I believe there is an expectation of shirt/tie and possibly jacket(to begin with anyway) and dependant on weather.
I know the tattersall will fit the bill perfectly.

[AFS1970]

You know, part of Matt's advice on what is already in your closet working fine brings up another related bit, that I think is often missed with some folk. What is worn with the kilt is largely dictated by what would or could be worn without the kilt at a similar event.

Outside of kilting, except when the situation demands it, I am a T-Shirt and Jeans guy. I have several T-Shirts that are funny and kilt related, yet I am just as likely to wear another T-Shirt with my kilt if the situation would be one where I can wear one without a Kilt. The decision to wear a tie, or a jacket or moving forward into formal wear, is no different with the kilt than it would be with trousers.

As for the puffy pirate shirts, I used to have two of them, they both wore out. I was going to replace one of them, as it is quite comfortable, but the particular style turned out to be quite a bit more expensive than I remember it being years ago. The cheap ones, really don't do it for me at all. However the places one can wear one of those shirts is pretty limited, at least to me.

[Cowher]

I agree with the no breast pocket "rule". I can't remember the last time I saw a collared shirt without breast pockets.

[Mael Coluim]

Right, Cowher! I think those of us in North America need to follow Jock's example in wearing what we have in our closet; pocketed dress shirts and egads, button down collars that some of us auld preppies prefer!

[Jock Scot]

Right, Cowher! I think those of us in North America need to follow Jock's example in wearing what we have in our closet; pocketed dress shirts and egads, button down collars that some of us auld preppies prefer!

Well in reality of course you are quite right Ern, you wear what you have got. BUT we are talking "traditional Highland wear" not "traditional American wear".

Also we all need to bare in mind to a Scot(and UK) a dress shirt is a shirt worn with formal evening attire and not a business shirt,or any day wear shirt. For you chaps across the Atlantic(elsewhere too?), you seem to define a dress shirt rather differently.

Makes you think though, those subtle differences do exist between what is really "propper"(let us not argue over the word please!) and what gets us by.

[Nick the DSM]

I guess the pocket less shirt just makes it look slicker/more formal.

Dayware= Pocket is Okay

Formal= That pocket better not be there

[Jock Scot]

I guess the pocket less shirt just makes it look slicker/more formal.

Dayware= Pocket is Okay

Formal= That pocket better not be there

No one is going to loose any sleep over a pocket, but just so you know, there are those in the UK that would say that "a pocket on a day wear shirt is most definitely not OK"!

[Mael Coluim]

Well in reality of course you are quite right Ern, you wear what you have got. BUT we are talking "traditional Highland wear" not "traditional American wear". ....snip......

Heaven, forbid Jock! No, I hadn't. It was just a suggestion for practical frugality.