Traditional Civilian Highland SHIRTS

[CMcG]

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As usual, some more capable person is welcome to actually load the picture. I just can't do that.
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Whoever is kindly [posting the proper links, please don't miss THIS:

Here are the images, though I'll reserve my judgment just yet:

[Jock Scot]

Here are the images, though I'll reserve my judgment just yet:

Sigh and sigh again.

In my "no button-down collar,no shirt pocket" post, I deleted NO tartanesque and NO lumberjackesque shirts, to see if they would come up during further conversation in the thread. I would have bet the farm that they would!

Alright what we choose to wear is entirely our own choice, but we are talking traditional Highland wear here, so there are degrees of what works and what does not work with the overall look.In my not so humble opinion based also, on more than a modicum of experience these type of shirts are just too much when worn with the kilt and are not traditionally worn as such.

I am not saying that one can't wear them, but traditionally, a shirt of more subtle checks, stripes, or plain hue are worn and experience(not necessarily mine!) does show what works and what does not.Why? Well the tartan theme can be overdone and eight yards of tartan in the kilt is more than enough for most and then adding tartan waistcoats and sometimes tartan jackets too, well I think a contrasting and subtle shirt is a welcome relief to the eye and sets off the outfit to best advantage.

So are these tartanesque/lumberjackesque shirts subtle? Not hardly!

[saxandpipes]

Here are the images, though I'll reserve my judgment just yet:

Oh dear...! :S

[WolfmanJack]

Not my cup of tea...although, just perhaps, if the shirt fabric were in the same size sett as the kilt and presented on the bias, as is often done with tartan waistcoats, it might work. Allan Cumming wore this to receive the OBE from Princess Anne:


Here is a full-length view of Cumming's kit, discussed elsewhere on this forum:

[Spartan Tartan]

Here are the images, though I'll reserve my judgment just yet:

This actually hurts my eyes...