Quote Originally Posted by kc8ufv View Post
Well, in this area, those two mean the same thing. Though, I don't usually worry about it here. I wish I could be kilted at work. (I work in court, and I've been yelled at for wearing my utilikilt - they said it caused a disturbance in the courtroom) When I get dressed for work in the morning, I just grab a random dress shirt, random tie, and random pair of pants. Doesn't matter if they go togeather. Not everyone here in the states is so matchy-matchy...
However, referencing Jock's statement about 'men in the UK looking put together' grabbing random clothing (unless one is buying only clothes that 'tone well' with everything else one owns) will often result in someone not looking all that well put together.


If one randomly grabs a black watch kilt, gold hose, white shoes and a pink shirt, one doesn't look 'put together' at all because the overall effect is jarring.

At least in my experience, the use of the term match is about that general 'tone' being even, not about wearing a pair of socks that are the same shade as one's shirt.