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22nd June 14, 01:50 PM
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22nd June 14, 02:49 PM
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The women look lovely, but it's a pity they couldn't tailor the chaps' jackets so they fitted properly.
It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine, actually. So many non-couture fashion shows seem to just throw the men in there seemingly as an afterthought with nary a care to how jackets fit.
It's especially pronounced on the chap on the right side. Look at how blousy it is in the shoulder and arm. It's like you could fit TWO of him in there.
Other than that I quite like the look of the coatee. The satin lapel & velvet combo is lovely in the deep blue.
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22nd June 14, 02:50 PM
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Wow... biased-cut tartan kilt... tartan cuffs on a black Prince Charlie... tartan lapels on a black Prince Charlie... ghillie laces going all the way up the leg Viking style...
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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22nd June 14, 06:20 PM
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23rd June 14, 06:00 AM
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See, this is why I don't want the kilt to go mainstream. When it gets taken out of its original context and mixed up in the modern fashion industry where designers feel the need to "push the envelope" just for the sake of being edgy and innovative, this is the kind of stuff one can expect.
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23rd June 14, 06:04 AM
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I've seen these images floating around Facebook, since I subscribe to the Royal Highland Show's newsfeed. I knew it would only be a matter of time before someone started a thread about them! In my opinion, there's nothing really to discuss. All of the outfits presented are "uber couture," so to my eye, they really aren't all that interesting in regards to the more traditional manner of wearing Highland Dress.
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23rd June 14, 06:41 AM
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I think there's a balance to be struck. There's a danger that highland wear becomes rigidly stuck in its ways, in which case it risks becoming anachronistic, reserved increasingly for 'special occasions', and eventually relegated to 'historical costume'. On the other hand, there's a risk that it becomes a mainstream fashion fad of the moment, mangled beyond all recognition, then dumped when another new fad arrives.
It's interesting to see how highland wear has evolved over the past 150 or so years. From Highland Revival, through Victorian excess, to Edwardian elegance, and then... well, there's a whole new thread for you there.
Fashion designers will always produce outlandish garments, pushing boundaries well past breaking point. It's their job, though sometimes I feel they take a bit too much of a 'scattergun approach', seemingly throwing ideas out at random in the hope that some might stick. One can at least breathe a sigh of relief in the certain knowledge that very few will actually stick.
Somewhere in the middle there's a safe path where the kilt can evolve quickly enough to remain relevant, but slowly enough to maintain its heritage. It may even take a retrograde twist- I notice a resurgence of the waistcoat, and possibly such things as hair sporrans, tartan hose, and bonnets, maybe?
It's a relatively rare beast, so I think that each and every one of us who wear it have an exaggerated influence on its perception by the wider public and so have a responsibility to do it justice. When I Google for kilt images I find that a large percentage of the hits lead to these forums. That means that we few here and the few images we post have a large influence on anyone looking to see what a kilt looks like and how it is worn. I believe that has more influence than any haute couture fashion show. Worth thinking about?
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