Wearing a kilt in a hot climate

[FossilHunter]

It's apparent that not only has my post been misunderstood but that I have misunderstood what this forum is about.
My question is in reference to official/formal functions. Footwear does not come into the equation, you wear brogues during the day and oxfords in the evening.
What I wanted to know was whether I could wear a short-sleeved shirt, during the day, without a jacket or tie.
I will find my answer elsewhere as it appears this site is about dressing up...sandals...f*$kin' sandals!

I would recommend asking the same question in the traditional subforum. I think you are more likely to get an answer you'll like.

In defense of other posters in this thread, it is under kilt advice and as such, gets viewed by much more generalized audience.

As for myself, I choose to wear the kilt in a traditional way and also live in a hot climate. I made concessions for this by buying lighter weight hose, a lighter weight kilt, and a linen jacket rather than tweed. If you wear brogues during the day outside, you may want to try brown over black to help with the heat as well. Shirtsleeves also seem to be okay on the traditional subforum so I think you'd be okay with that as well.

I hope this helps in a small way, I am still new to this.

[Jock Scot]

I spend quite a lot of my time down near Gloucester.

So OK are we talking military or civilian here? Let us assume civilian as the military will have dress codes. Shirt sleeves, or short sleeved shirts will be fine , for general daywear, with or without a tie depending on the situation. A nice linen jacket would be a thought. For formal evening wear, what is everyone else wearing? If they wear dinner suits then a Prince charlie jacket, etc is the equivalent kilt attire. A White jacket with black waistcoat would cut a dash, but white jackets are the very devil to keep clean. As to hose, any colour you like as long as its not white.

I just mention this in passing, that there is a school of thought that civilians do not wear the kilt below the Highland line, which some consider has some advantages when visiting warmer climes. Its up to you what you decide of course.

Hope this helps.

[tpa]

... there is a school of thought that civilians do not wear the kilt below the Highland line, which some consider has some advantages when visiting warmer climes.

I guess there are a lot of kilt retailers who are greatful that this is neither widely known, nor widely adhered too, yourself excluded, Jock. Even though my family home was in Argyll, it wasn't until you mentioned this on this forum some years ago that I became aware of it. Suppose it comes from spending most of my early life in Fife.

[RGRatSea]

I evolved my wearing the kilt by approaching the question with the thought that it is an article of clothing. Living in the tropics, 20°N, I wore a lightweight kilt of about 4 yards and found soccer socks at a local store that worked for the times I wanted hose. A short sleeve collar shirt topped it well and was both nice looking and appropriate for the day temperatures. This was an area where the local community wore long pants for formal attire.

In short, working to the upper and lower parts of your body, kilt in the middle, if you are equal to the local convention you will probably be properly attired. I was only once subject to a harangue from an obnoxious toad who took me to task for wearing boat shoes with my kilt. He didn't mention my bright red, floral Aloha shirt.

Dress with pride and good humor. Ryc, Highlands of Oregon

[Deirachel]

It's apparent that not only has my post been misunderstood but that I have misunderstood what this forum is about.
My question is in reference to official/formal functions. Footwear does not come into the equation, you wear brogues during the day and oxfords in the evening.
What I wanted to know was whether I could wear a short-sleeved shirt, during the day, without a jacket or tie.
I will find my answer elsewhere as it appears this site is about dressing up...sandals...f*$kin' sandals!

While I doubt this person will be coming back, I feel it is important to address this.

There was ABSOLUTELY no mention of when, where, or to what on a VERY large continent you plan on wearing a very particular garment.

Do not be upset no one answered your question with the information you were looking for.

This would be the same as saying "I am visiting Asia, what should I see?" and then getting mad I didn't give the address of the factory one is going to inspect in Cambodia.

There are hundreds of times when kilts would not be appropriate at all in thousands of locations and hundred thousand events in Africa, but where sandals are the right thing to wear. If you are not clear on the who/what/when/where/why, you will get an answer which may not apply. Another example, if you were going to Lesotho, you might want to wear what you'd wear in the highlands of Scotland, as it's a country at altitude (the country's lowest point is the highest in the world, at 1400m, aka 66m higher than Ben Nevis is tall) and can be colder than Scotland in the winter.

[tpa]

There was ABSOLUTELY no mention of when, where, or to what on a VERY large continent you plan on wearing a very particular garment.

Precisely.

I am moving to Africa, obviously I am taking my kilts with me. I would like to what would be considered suitable for smart day wear in such a climate?

[Jock Scot]

To be fair to the chap, the OP, he is new to the website and does not know his way about, or the form, to get the best out of the extensive knowledge that is available here. Having said that, there are lessons to be learned here, for those asking the questions and for those answering them, for the benefit of all.