Ghillie brogues - why the dislike and resentment..?

[ShaunMaxwell]

Forgive me if I’m wrong but I am reading threads like this and get the impression that this forum has decided to be the undisputed arbiter of all things kilted. Am I to understand that any deviation from the rules laid down here (backed up by extensive historical research and photographic evidence) constitutes a violation of everything that people in Scotland believe in and that any who choose to follow their own path face eternal damnation. It seems that one elderly individual has been adopted as the oracle if all things kilted whereas others of a more flexible outlook, and by that I mean most of us who hire outfits with white socks and ghillie brogues, are to be regarded as beneath contempt.
I am not trying to in any way diminish anyone’s commitment to wearing Scottish traditional dress but I do wonder why it is necessary for some to denigrate the choice of others in this way.
I know that my dress choices may not always meet the current fashion norms of those who must be obeyed but who, exactly, is placed in such a position of influence to decide on these matters?
As a relative newcomer, it seems more and more that unless extremely rigid rules are followed then only ridicule will follow.

It’s a discussion. Opinions vary. Some of the members here are more knowledgeable about traditional modes of Highland dress, and their thoughts are valued by the more traditionally minded on this forum. If you disagree, so be it and dress as you please. You are under no compulsion to comply with any opinions expressed on this or any other forum. That’s kind of the point of a discussion forum.

Cheers,

SM