Would you wear a "Jacobite" shirt?

**Robinhood** · 2nd March 07, 01:03 PM

I have one of the "Jacobite" shirts with the laces
on the front and on the cuffs. I got it to wear with
my belted plaid at the local renn faire. The whole
getup looks pretty decent for that scene, but I
would never wear it with a kilt outside the faire.
It looks and feels too much like a costume.
(It is interesting though, that it is actually
not so bad when worn with pants.)

Other than this shirt, there is not too much
I won't wear with a kilt that I wouldn't wear
otherwise. (Cowboy boots comes to mind.)

The belted plaid itself also seems like a
costume to me. The renn faire is the only
place I ever wear it.

Does anyone else have this aversion, (or
something like it) or am I being a little
too opinionated?

**PaulX608** · 2nd March 07, 01:10 PM

I believe there was another thread on this very subject recently. I have one, and I don't wear it terribly often. I, like you, wear it to the renn faire. I also wore it on Halloween, so I understand the costume thing. There are a couple guys in our Scottish country dance class that wear theirs evey week to the class. I think if I had one in a darker color, other than my white one, I'd find it more useful. Maybe that means I need to get a couple more!

**Kid Cossack** · 2nd March 07, 01:11 PM

Me, personally? Nah, the Jacobite shirt is not for me. I'd not scorn another for wearing one, though.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 2nd March 07, 01:11 PM

Many here, myself included, feel the way you do (jacobite shirt = costume.)

**pdcorlis** · 2nd March 07, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Tattoobradley

Many here, myself included, feel the way you do (jacobite shirt = costume.)

Ditto.

**JimB** · 2nd March 07, 01:16 PM

I wear mine at the Scottish festivals. Other than that, the only time I have worn it is when I wanted to put together a medieval costume. It worked good for that. I wouldn't wear it out and about.

**arrogcow** · 2nd March 07, 01:20 PM

Same here, ren fest (w/great kilt), halloween once.

Adam

**McClef** · 2nd March 07, 01:22 PM

I was wearing mine at Stirling Castle

It can look good in the right circumstances such as with a jacket.

**Big Dave** · 2nd March 07, 01:31 PM

I thought of buying one when I got my first Tartan Kilt, but my wife says that it looks funny. She's right.

**starbkjrus** · 2nd March 07, 02:09 PM

I've always liked them but thought they were not for me -- until I bought one. I really like it. (It's a black one.) I've seen many folks in Scotland wearing them in Robertson's pictures. Don't recall seeing any being worn when I was there in January though but I don't recall kilts either other than the other XMarkers there.