Wearing a Plaid as a Practical Accessory

[creagdhubh]

I'm unlikely to go with a smaller plaid like a fly plaid, but it is possible that I might need to scale down the day plaid to account for my small stature and shoulders. Just purely for visual aesthetic purposes, I'd be very interested to see what your fly plaid looks like when worn as you describe.

Excellent point here, Tobus. This is something that I haven't really thought of before. We know that a traditional day plaid is around 4-5 yards of tartan (sometimes larger), either in single or double width; however, I do agree that it may be quite beneficial for the wearer to scale down the size a wee bit - not only to ensure that it doesn't fall off the wearer's shoulder, but also to ensure an aesthetically pleasing garment.