Weird Clothes are OK

[CMcG]

I suppose I can relate to that, CMcG, though much of my time and place is related to toiling in dirt and compost.

To me, the Highland attire, particularly the black tie and formal attire, has too much flashiness for my tastes; for example, the silver buttons and cantle that are very nearly required.

Well, I'm sure the dirt and compost don't much care what you wear... even Highland black tie

You're right that traditional, formal, kilt wear does have a lot of bling. If you go to a non-Scot black tie affair though, or one that is "creative black tie," you can probably get away with something else, without being weird.

Maybe something like this, but with a bow tie? Or even a bolo tie? It would be weird at a THCD ball, but fairly acceptable -- perhaps even more so than a trad version -- at a less traditional event.

[Bugbear]

I was just reading Walt Whitman's compost poem in, Leaves of Grass, a few hours ago.

Anyway, the thought of wearing the numerous silver buttons and cantles does make me a bit nervous.

[Deirachel]

...and attire. See how folks would show up and what a delightful mix there would be. Imagine steampunkers and kilties and American Revolution and Civil War and greasers and Sherlock Holmes-ers and rennies with Star Trek and mountain men reenactors, hippies and various "famous personality" look alikes...

You just described the Georgia Ren Fair and DragonCon...add pirated and fairies and you've about got it.

[MacGumerait]

[QUOTE=James Hood;1079199][COLOR="Green"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Georgia"]Some time ago, the idea crossed this mind (and demi-persists) for a "festival" of sort...could be local, municipal, private land...

...and attire. See how folks would show up and what a delightful mix there would be. Imagine steampunkers and kilties and American Revolution and Civil War and greasers and Sherlock Holmes-ers and rennies with Star Trek and mountain men reenactors, hippies and various "famous personality" look alikes...


I tried that look once while having one too many MacEwan's ales .

In my kilt with a tie-dyed tshirt , Civil War officer's jacket , Revolutionary war leggings , steampunk eye monacle , Elvis wig , coonskin cap , holding a medieval shield in one hand and a Star Trek phaser in the other with a Sherlock Holmes pipe in my mouth .

After looking in the mirror , I couldn't decide whether it was day wear or evening wear ( judgement impaired ) .

At that point I began to hear White Rabbit played on bagpipes and passed out.

[Bugbear]

At least you didn't hear In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

[MacGumerait]

At least you didn't hear In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

So true ! But I did wake up hearing Iron Butterfly playing Black Bear .

[Zardoz]

White Rabbit ?

Yep, but not on pipes;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSq6Z337RBg