'Ultra' Casual Kilt Wear

[Tasty Rabbit]

I like this look for everyday wear & gives me some ideas for my own dress . Like as said not a wedding , black tie dinner or job interview but if I decide to go hiking, mow the lawn or wrestle an alligator while wearing my kilt .

[TJ Kelley]

Looks comfy Adem, you dig it, and thats what counts.

I often wear a pair of gray Vans Skate Hi shoes with black hose scrunched down. While I like the look and it feels good to me, I know some traditionalist will cringe. They definitely hate my knee high combat boots.

I believe there is a time to get gussied up and to dress down, whether it be in trousers, jeans, shorts or a kilt... its really my/your decision.

[Stoo]

There is, in my opinion an over conservative view on what should and should not be worn with a kilt. If a kilt was originally worn in place of trousers then any day wear would have been acceptable. If has, it does seem, sometimes, a "costume" to be worn by people with a Scottish heritage, whos ancestory is dating back so long, that the years can't be counted, but also forgetting the influence of Queen Victoria and the formality of Victorian England/Britain. Wear the kilt as you want. But always wear it with pride

[English Bloke]

I don't think I manage ULTRA casual but I do dress to be comfy. It depends on what's going on at the time as to how I wear my Kilt.

I generally wear my socks up. In fact I don't think I've ever worn them pushed down, I just prefer it that way. But what I wear topsides is exactly what I would be wearing if I were in trousers (in terms of style... obviously I wouldn't wear an argyle kilt jacket with a nice pair of cream chinos... ).

Sometimes it's jeans equivalent, sometimes it's trousers, sometimes it's a suit and sometimes it's a dinner jacket. Like I say, I wear what I like, not what other people opinion I should like. So long I'm comfy and feel in myself that I'm doing my Kilt(s) the justice THEY deserve, I'm happy. Whether I'm successful is subjective, ... but I'm still happy so it doesn't really matter.

To illustrate, I've used pictures of the same kilt worn in different ways for clarity of what I mean.


Touring Bruce


Family day out Bruce


Robert Burns Bruce (Four Englishmen in this picture by the way!!)


At a Wedding Bruce (The Scotsman in this picture is wearing Silver Granite by the way. Kilts are catching on in Englandshire!)


Afternoon party smart but still casual Bruce


Folk festival Bruce


Graduating Bruce (not mine I might add, I'm thick as mince!!)


Chillin' with the wife and kids on holiday Bruce.

And many variations there-of... I've got some of "Pink Floyd T-shirt Bruce" (was reprimanded for that one, apparently old men in rock T-shirts is not acceptable). I've got "Cooking BBQ Bruce" and "Smashed out mee face Bruce" and "Not caring a jot about what anyone thinks I should wear Bruce" but I'll skip those. You probably get the idea already. I've also got pictures of me wearing a kilt in Turkey where I definitely wasn't comfortable 'cause it was so hot I looked like someone had chucked a bucket of water over me. To fix that I went home and changed into shorts... Much better, much more appropriate. Just be yourself and don't worry about it. It works for me.

[Stoo]

Kilt and denim jacket I think always looks good, and the dark denim is really smart

[English Bloke]

Thanks Stoo. I like to think of it as my 'signature' look

[Stoo]

If I could get one to fit my fat belly, I might adopt it

[The Kiltman]

[QUOTE=English Bloke;1180302]I don't think I manage ULTRA casual but I do dress to be comfy. It depends on what's going on at the time as to how I wear my Kilt.

I agree with you that the Kilt being a small or large "WRAP" can be casual, informal, formal, and black tie.

I wonder what folks will be saying about this "WRAP" in 500 years.


Traditions are built over time and fashion/cloths/coverings are really about many conditions:

1. Weather;
2. Location;
3. Event: sport, religious, political, etc.
4. Cost of raw materials;
5. Labour;
6. Tradition

;-) . . . I am grateful that I live in California next to the Pacific where the temperature is KILT weather 365 days per year.

[Zardoz]

[QUOTE=English Bloke;1180302]
And many variations there-of... I've got some of "Pink Floyd T-shirt Bruce" (was reprimanded for that one, apparently old men in rock T-shirts is not acceptable). and "Smashed out mee face Bruce" and "Not caring a jot about what anyone thinks I should wear Bruce" but I'll skip those. You probably get the idea already. QUOTE]

Lemme see if I can cover these in one photo.....



Yep

[English Bloke]

Fantastic!! Well played Zardos!!