Cheap formal wear?

[Mark Keeney]

OK, I might have not been clear. I would never presume to judge anyone else on what they are wearing and their motivation for doing so. I don't have enough energy and stamina for that any more. I was talking about what I need to be really part of whatever event I am attending.

I wouldn't feel right wearing a Halloween store kilt costume to a highland games or any other kilted event. If I couldn't afford a PC I would rent untill I could save up for one of my own. The same would go for a Tuxedo. I wouldn't glue a satin ribbon to a pair of black Dockers and call it tuxedo pants.

I am looking deeper than surface. I could get away with wearing something imitating a PC but would I really feel like I fit in, or would I just feel like a poser?