What is your favorite way to dress in the Contemporary style?

[The Wizard of BC]

NOTE: In case you found this thread through New Posts, just an FYI that it is in the Contemporary Kilt Wear section and I'm looking to discuss the Contemporary approach in this thread.

Do you have a favorite way to dress in the Contemporary style? The way you dress for your everyday activities?

The core of dressing in the contemporary style is wearing what is appropriate for the given activity and weather. Obviously dressing with a nod to the traditional is great but not required. The Contemporary style spans the entire spectrum of kilt wear.


In-formal (Beach, picnic or mowing the lawn)
Active (Camping or Hiking)
Casual (Walking the dog, an evening out to your local pub.)
Games and Festivals (Attending your local Highland Games or Ren Faire or fancon)
Inclement weather (In the rain, snow or wind)
Dressing nice (A dinner date with your SO or attending your church/synagogue/temple)
Business (Jacket and tie)
Dressing up Well (Opening night at the theater or the funeral of a friend)

Feel free to post pics to illustrate how you dress for these situations.

[The Wizard of BC]

If you were to walk into my kilt shop on almost any given day this is very similar to how you would find me dressed.



As I have noted before I do not usually try to match the colors of my outfit to the colors of my kilt. I feel that coordinating my hose and shirt allow the Tartan to stand out, to shine and be the center of my outfit.


If it is raining you will often find that I'll add a hat and jacket.
I find the fedora makes an excellent umbrella, and the leather jacket cuts the chilly wind.





Here I am at a car show exhibiting my Jag. The hat with brim is essential and a flat cap just goes so well with a British Convertible.




When at Highland Games I am often meeting X Marks members so I change my hat to my Balmoral.



On Saturdays I like to get dressed a little nicer. We call it Dressy Saturday.
I've already got this stuff in my closet, I may as well get some use out of it.



Every Sunday I am a Docent at the Royal BC Museum. I simply add the museum vest so people know I'm "Official".

[Liam]

I have say like this....

[MacKenzie]

Contemporary I suppose (it's got pocketses, shhh), but it could certainly pass for casual-traditional. Replace the kilt, kilt belt, sporran, hose & flashes with jeans, belt and crew socks and that's is how I dress everyday for work.



Contemporary I'm sure. Replace the kilt with cargo shorts and that's my other knockabout/casual get-up.

[Mael Coluim]

When I kilt up for a non Scottish themed event; just think change from pants to kilt and to kilt hose from socks (maybe). Sometimes I need a sporran, sometimes not.

[Liam]

Ern...I have a red Fiat just like that!

[Mikilt]

Winter



Casual Summer



Dressy summer

[seanachie]

Ern,
Thanks for including a shot with sandals. I frequently, in warm SoCal, wear sandals with my kilt. I would venture to say most Saturdays.
It works well with a casual kilt, PV, RKilt etc. As an addition, having mentioned warm weather, in contrast to Steve's Fedora I like a Tilley hat for the sunny hot days.

[CMcG]

My favourite way to dress in contemporary style is ultra casual. As an academic I often work from home, and I like to wear my Sportkilt around the house in the hot summer months with just a tee shirt and maybe some flip flops. In the spring and fall, I'd be more likely to wear my Utilikilt with wool socks, house slippers, and maybe a hoody.



Every now and again I might dress in contemporary style when headed out to the pub or to a friend's house. This would usually entail scrunched hose and parade boots, paired with either just a tee shirt or shirt, vest, and tie depending on the event.



If I'm getting dressed up, however, I would go traditional. There are some contemporary options for dressing nice, business attire, or dressing up well (21st Century Kilts and some Steampunk styles come to mind), but judging by this thread it appears that I'm not the only one who veers towards tradition when they need to take things up a sartorial level... That being said, I'm hoping some people will post dressier and/or more formal contemporary looks that are less traditional in order to give me ideas!

[IsaacW]

I have been thinking on this and honestly do not wear a kilt in a non-traditional manner very often. The only real non traditional way I wear the kilt frequently is just with a simple tee-shirt when lounging around but feeling like wearing the kilt. I normally still wear hose, sporran, etc. in a more traditional manner.

This past winter, for a party we hosted for a football (American) playoff game, I decided to try something a bit different and more contemporary. I have not worn a kilt like this since, but here is a photo...