Hello all,

I have been reading some posts regarding the appropriate accessories to wear with a kilt. I am comfortable with what I have read posted by Matt and others in regards to not "going overboard" when wearing a kilt as part of your normal every day attire. I agree that you would treat a kilt in the same manner as any other piece of male clothing whose function was to cover the lower body and accesorize as appropriate for the occasion, formalness, and weather.

However, I will be attending a Celtic festival this weekend, and I wonder if the rules might be a bit different, as this is an occasion to celebrate everything Celtic. Many of the responses I have seen allude to this being an appropriate venue for "dressing up" a bit and the wearing of a kilt might fall closer to the "costume" world and require/expect to have all the accessories.

What are everyone's opinions? Personally, I feel that if I wear my SW Nightstalker kilt, which is reminiscent of a traditional kilt, that I would be correct in pairing it with a Jacobite shirt, sporran, hose, and shoes that are appropriate, even though I might not do the same if wearing it to the office (which I can only hope to achieve some day).

However, if I were to wear my gun metal grey Sportkilt, I would view that as just another type of casual, going out clothing and would probably just pair it with a t-shirt and sandals.

Thoughts?

RJI