Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot
I heard a similar arguement in Civil War reenacting from those who were known in the hobby as "farbs" -- my fellow reenactors will recognize the term, for those who are not reenactors, it is slang for someone who doesn't care about authenticty and "doing it right". Now, I'm not saying you are a "farb" because you made a similar statement -- just using an example here. No offence meant or intended.

Folks who criticized those of us who wanted to be as authentic as possible usually would say, "how many people actually care that your uniform is authentic?" or something similar. Yes, there are probably very few out there who actually do -- but it wasn't about them, it was the fact that Iwould know if I was being historically incorrect. The park service trained me to be as authentic as possible so the public could have a quality living history presentation, whether they knew everything that went into that program, uniform, etc. was another matter.

So, to me, the "peace of mind" that I have a quality-made garment is practical -- my frugal Scots grandmother would say the same thing. Notice I didn't say that the quality was only from Scotland, though.

Regards,

Todd

That seems great for someone who wants to "recreate" something or wants somethingfor dress or show.. But what about your average Joe(such as myself) who wear kilts for comfort only. Those of us who wear kilts for what they are..a garment.. rather than something for dressing fancy..

Personally, I despise dressing up. Never liked it, never will. I dress for comfort and practicality only.. I don't take things like tearing or staining my clothes into consideration when I put them on.. I certainly do not like the idea of having to take my clothes to a dry-cleaner. Does it make sense to pay so much more for something that you'll probably just destroy?


Like I said, I'm not trying to instigate you all.. Just trying to understand.