Warm weather wardrobe

[thecompaqguy]

I've worn a denim kilt with a polo shirt and cardigan, and scrunched down socks with boots. Looks cool

[Tobus]

I also like what I call guide shirts. Most feature pleated pockets, epaulettes and a tab and button to hold a rolled up sleeve. I have one that is very light with a vented back panel.

Down here we call them fishing shirts. They're very popular for offshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when it's over 100 degrees and the sunlight is reflecting off the water so badly that it feels like it's 150 degrees. But since there are always good breezes on the water, these shirts provide a lot of relief due to the generous vents. The back panel is usually vented, and often there are vents in the armpits as well as behind the pleated chest pockets. The vents have an open mesh in them, and the shirts themselves are made from a lightweight rip-stop nylon or similar, which provides shade but won't trap heat or moisture. If you get wet, or sweaty, they dry out very quickly. Often they are designed with special fishing features (like a waterproof fishing license holder), ingenious sunglass loops, etc. They're the bee's knees for being out of doors in hot weather.

They've become almost ubiquitous for fishing, hunting, and pretty much any outdoor activity down here in Texas. But I'll admit, they're comfortable! I wear them with my kilt when it's hot.

(OK, no kilt in this photo, but that's because the winds were blowing 70mph on top of Guadalupe Peak.)

[Liam]

My warm weather outfit.

[Mikilt]

Thank you to all who have replied. As it turns out, it seems that I was already equipped. I do have a polo shirt that I think works well with the kilt. I think this is a great casual look. As usual, I am also partial to Kyle's suggestion of just wearing a dress shirt and no jacket/vest. The safari/fishing shirt is also a great casual look. Panache, it so happens that I do have a pith helmet to go with it!

For the most part, I am looking to toe the line between casual and smart. I am going to get another polo shirt or two and keep a tattersall shirt at the ready this summer.

I've posted this pic before. It's at Chicago Highland Games. It's a seersucker jacket that I converted for summer kilt wear. I am wearing a short sleeve shirt.

[mookien]

Nice picture, Tobus! I've never been on top of that mountain. But, then again, there are a lot mountains I've never been on top of.

[HootinHoller]

Down here we call them fishing shirts.
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But I'll admit, they're comfortable! I wear them with my kilt when it's hot.

(OK, no kilt in this photo, but that's because the winds were blowing 70mph on top of Guadalupe Peak.)

I have one like you describe from Cabellas and I agree the doodads are useful, but I have several others made in cotton without vents or a lot of doodads. I think someone upthread called them safari shirts?

Now OT, Dang what's the altitude of that marker, or what marker is that and I'll look it up. You can see curvature in the horizon, unless that's from the lense. I'd guess above 10K, but I didn't think Texas was that high?

[S Mitchell]

I basically agree, though I think much depends on the wearer. Whilst I look fine in t-shirt and jeans, I don't think I do in t-shirt and kilt. On the other hand, a few days ago I saw three lads walking through the centre of my local town, two of them in kilts. They were wearing traditional kilts, t-shirts (or could have been polo shirts), scrunched down socks, and boots. They were strapping young lads and to be honest looked great. As a lightly built middle-aged chap, I just look a bit silly dressed like that.

As a fellow lightly built, middle-aged chap, I can empathize!

The kilt dresses up so readily, however, I'll wear t-shirts with it when I want to keep to the same level of casualness as those around me.

And sometimes I do feel a little silly (as compared to feeling dapper in a dress shirt, sleeves rolled up or no.)

One thing I've noticed, though, when I'm more dressed up, people tend to tell me, "I like your kilt" but when I'm wearing a t-shirt and boots with it, people tend to say something more along the lines of "I like your outfit."

Anyhow, for the hot weather we have here, when I'm not in a t-shirt, I like polo shirts or short sleeve shirts, but I'll also wear long sleeves (rolled up) depending on the occasion.

[Mike in Dayton]

For casual wear in the summer I prefer the polo shirts. I will wear t-shirts for very casual activity as shown in the first picture. Mostly running errands and around the house. For the polo shirts this picture shows kilt hose and low shoes. When hot I am more in the boots with lighter hose pushed down as shown in the first photo. Surprisingly those boots don't feel hot.

[mookien]

Mike: Looking cool in Dayton. Love those casual looks. John

[Tobus]

Now OT, Dang what's the altitude of that marker, or what marker is that and I'll look it up. You can see curvature in the horizon, unless that's from the lense. I'd guess above 10K, but I didn't think Texas was that high?

Close. The elevation of Guadalupe Peak is 8,751 ft, the highest point in Texas. Although it's only about a 3,000 ft climb from the desert below.