Off to Work Kilted

[Riverkilt]

Playing with my new digital camera. Set it up on a tripod and took pics of what I wore to work the last two weeks. Certainly no where in Ham's league but not bad for the dusty canyonlands of Arizona.

They're on p 6 of my gallery if you dare.

The red Ecuadorian shirt with red sox is the outfit that drew the "Halloween was yesterday" comment.

Ron

[starbkjrus]

Halloween or not I LIKE the Ecuadorian shirt, red socks and UK. :smile:

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

All great pics Ron. Below is what I wore to work yesterday. Ladies gave me style points for the flashes, semi-trad, and belt, but deducted for the Disney shirt!

[Riverkilt]

Hey KCW,

Good look...Disney or no...

I think you're right...ladies at work are one of the best fashion boards there is...they're not shy about compliments or suggestions for improvement... Just gotta watch for their personal biases.

Ron

[Hamish]

All great pics Ron. Below is what I wore to work yesterday. Ladies gave me style points for the flashes, semi-trad, and belt, but deducted for the Disney shirt!

Well, Rob, those ladies know what they are talking about, don't they? ;) I am afraid I would certainly have deducted for the Disney shirt too - a nice plain Polo shirt would have been SO much more appropriate. The belt, also, would lose my marks - sorry. That is really a Dress belt, normally worn semi-formally, or formally with evening dress (not a Prince Charlie, of course!!). A simple plain black belt with a chrome pronged buckle would, again, be more suited to your environment, and to the time of day. But then, as Wompet rightly points out, I am seeing you with British eyes not American ones!

[Riverkilt]

Ham,

You sir are THE man. Don't think I'd be having as much fun kilted as I am today without you as an inspiration.

While we are different men in different cultures, I think we have the same kilted heart.

I aspire to acquire the grace you ooze.

And, I was really quite "conventional" for most of my life. Didn't start growing my hair long until age 50. Didn't get my first tattoo until age 59. And, the kilts came into my life at 59 too.

So, its never too late

Ron
Ever a devoted admirer of things Hamish.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Well, Rob, those ladies know what they are talking about, don't they? ;) I am afraid I would certainly have deducted for the Disney shirt too - a nice plain Polo shirt would have been SO much more appropriate. The belt, also, would lose my marks - sorry. That is really a Dress belt, normally worn semi-formally, or formally with evening dress (not a Prince Charlie, of course!!). A simple plain black belt with a chrome pronged buckle would, again, be more suited to your environment, and to the time of day. But then, as Wompet rightly points out, I am seeing you with British eyes not American ones!

Ham, you, my wife, and the ladies at work! I am brow beaten at every turn!

Seriously, I think that the worst part of the shirt is the blue striping on the sleeves and collar, other than that, it is a plain medium gray polo shirt. I also considered twice before wearing it, but decided that I could get away with it once! The belt is a problem for me. It is a Stillwater that I picked up for a good price on eBay. I am not by nature a flashy person, so the buckle was less than well received and the belt is actually too large (waist not width). I did like wearing a belt with the USAK semi-trad. I think it is the perfect accessory, and I found that the kilt just rode better with a belt. I did manage to find a wide leather belt with a standard buckle, and a tooled design on the belt, at Target today that should the perfect accessory for casual/informal occasions. The hardest part in putting together a nice outfit (besides only having 5 kilts available!) is what is preceived as formal vs. informal attire. I am actually going to start a thread on that regarding jackets.

Thanks for the input.

[Archangel]

I've mentioned this in other posts but it fits here too. I usually wear a military surplus web belt. It goes well with everything and I recieve favourable comments about it. Mine is OD but I was reminded in another thread that black is also available so I'm going to look for one of those.
It is hard to tie in informal shirts to kilts. It can work with rock or Batman themes but Disney is difficult to imagine, unless they re-release Rob Roy.

[Wompet]

Certainly no where in Ham's league but not bad for the dusty canyonlands of Arizona.
Ron

Ron, you're comparing ... well, not apples and oranges, but different types of apples. True, Hamish pretty much covers British business formal and non-business casual, but for working/outdoor wear in an UK style I would look at Graham's gallery, not Hamish's. It looks to me like you may end up the reference for American outdoors and American business casual.

And as for the shirt - I'm more of an subdued/earthtones sort of guy, and even I like it! Makes me wish my one Hawaiian shirt went with one of my kilts ...

[arrogcow]

I have a plain white Ecuadorian, just like your red patterened one. It is my dress shirt of choice unless I have to wear a tie.

Adam