What to wear with a casual kilt and a tight budget

[SadisticMedic]

As far as I am concerned, the only required accoutrement I have to have when I wear a kilt is a sporran. Everything else is up to how I feel that day. I may wear boots with kilt socks and garter ties, I may wear boots with boot socks, or kilt socks with black oxfords scrunched down, with the socks up and garter ties. For shirts, t-shirts when casual, I hate polos and don't own any. If it's cold, a sweater. Some times I wear a belt sometimes not. Like I said. It's all up to how I feel that day.

But all this is me. Wear what you want. As long as you're comfortable and don't have to steel yourself to walk out of the house you're good. Yes, there is a place and a time for tradition and formality but every day is not it and a casual kilt isn't appropriate for it anyway, so don't worry about it.

There are many great suggestions for cheap sporrans. You really need somewhere to keep your keys and phone and wallet etc.

Medic

[scotswelshrunner]

My casual look includes black boots,sporran,no belt (don't need one) and a T-shirt or polo. This is what I like to wear to work. Here is a pic of me at work today in fact. My boss loves it and encourages it,no problem. When I'm on the town I usually dress up a bit more.

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[TheOfficialBren]

Rock n Roll, James! I haven't ventured to untuck my shirt while kilted. I might try it once just to see how it goes.

[kiltedrennie]

Nice! Comfortable and casual is the way for me.

I abhor nonfunctional accessories (e.g. neckties - unless you're defending against a bayonet thrust to the neck there's no reason to wear a noose!) That is unless they are socially necessary, and only in the sense that the needs of the many outway the needs of the few, or the one.

[Carlo]

Nice! Comfortable and casual is the way for me.

I abhor nonfunctional accessories (e.g. neckties - unless you're defending against a bayonet thrust to the neck there's no reason to wear a noose!) That is unless they are socially necessary, and only in the sense that the needs of the many outway the needs of the few, or the one.

If you don't like the neckties maybe you could go with a silk-cravat. Works for me when I can't be bothered to wear a necktie.

[CMcG]

Rock n Roll, James! I haven't ventured to untuck my shirt while kilted. I might try it once just to see how it goes.

If it's a t-shirt, then give'r. You're already informal, so you may as well untuck it and rock n roll. Besides, they tend to be short enough in the waist to still work with a kilt. For a button up shirt, I'd still tuck it in, especially if the kilt is worn at the natural waist.

[SadisticMedic]

Rock n Roll, James! I haven't ventured to untuck my shirt while kilted. I might try it once just to see how it goes.

That's funny, I'm the exact opposite. I've just started leaving my t-shirts tucked. First thing I did after putting my kilt on was pull my shirt out.

[GG]

I have always had my shirts, including T and Polo, tucked in. However, on a hot day and for casual wear? Why not? I might give untucked a try one day, I think. What about the sporran strap when untucked?

[SadisticMedic]

I've never had a problem with the strap, but with some longer t-shirts, the bottom does bunch up at the top of the sporran when untucked, though not any more so than some of my sweaters.

I am what is called high waisted. Which means the distance from my crotch to waist is very short. Because of this, I tend to wear my kilts high, almost old military high, so if I tuck my shirt in, a belt for me is a necessity. Casually, I have a 3in brown leather belt with a round brass buckle that I got at Celtic Croft that I wear with one of their brown Rob Roy sporrans. For more dressier occasions, I wear a waistcoat or a sweater. I don't have occasion to get more formally dressed on any kind of regular occasion. I could probably count the number of times I have been required to wear black tie level formal dress in the last 20 years on one hand and have fingers left over.

Untucked, if the t-shirt is tight, which may look fine with jeans, tends to give me almost a beer belly because of the high bulk of wool. So my t-shirts that I wear untucked have to fit a little looser than usual in the waist/stomach area.

Medic

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As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so these are a couple of pics I snapped this morning of what I am wearing today to go run errands and is pretty much representative of what I wear on a regular basis.

That is a Stillwater Kilts Economy Black Watch wool kilt. I love it. The wool is rough spun, but it is just heavy enough to not fly around in the wind yet still has body. And it was cheap so I don't worry about it. The sporran and belt are from the Celtic Croft and the socks are Merino kilt hose from Scotweb.

Tucked:

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Untucked:
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