"Brigadoonery"? "TCHD"? Who decides?

[Panache]

Why is this written in the past tense as if the era of traditional highland dress has passed?

It is written about previous eras (I'm not going to touch where the "Historical" versus "Traditional" line is with a ten foot pole) where there was only one basic style of highland dress. Type into Google images "Kilts in Scotland" and you will find a myriad of different takes on highland dress that exist today.

Cheers

Jamie

[Nathan]

It is written about previous eras (I'm not going to touch where the "Historical" versus "Traditional" line is with a ten foot pole) where there was only one basic style of highland dress. Type into Google images "Kilts in Scotland" and you will find a myriad of different takes on highland dress that exist today.

Cheers

Jamie

I'm not sure what comes up in that particular Google search is how kilts are worn in the Highlands by Highlanders. I think the line between historic and traditional is clear and requires no pole of any length.

As I said above and the THCD thread illustrates, traditional Highland attire is the attire passed down from generation to generation by kilt wearing Highlanders in the Highlands. While there are a myriad of approaches to kilted attire, not all of them are traditional.

To be clear, anyone who wants to dress in a manner that is more unconventional, imaginative, theatrical or evocative of their own unique personality, social scene or circumstances should feel free to do so. Will some people call it Brigadoonery? Yes. No matter what you wear, there will be people who don't like it and there will be people who do. If you make the decision to depart from convention as an educated choice rather than just out of ignorance, you should have thick enough skin to dismiss those who don't applaud.

That said, notwithstanding the fact that I sometimes choose to dress unconventionally, I'm grateful to know when and why I'm crossing the line.

Traditional
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Traditional style, borderline colour
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Nontraditional (or at least far less traditional)
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[Orionson]

Traditional style, borderline colour
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Nathan, I don't necessarily agree with your assessment that this is a "borderline colour". As has already been pointed out, for at least two months of the year, this colour is a wonderful camouflage colour. It is a very natural and most beautiful colour of the Highland braes. This Summer, in fact has been one of the very best for the Heather; the hills are an explosion of colour this year. It is always stunning, but this year it simply leaves one breathless.

Your sartorial choices are always superb and appropriate, in my view.