Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[DWFII]

, but why do we equate fashion to tradition in this case and not in others?.

I think...upon thinking further...that "fashion" is dictated by people who, for one reason or another are seen as the "elite"--presidents and prime ministers, opera divas and rock stars...etc. .,When those people pass on, "fashion" moves on.

Whereas traditions spring not only from the common folk but from protracted usage, that because "fashions" tend to be time (or era) limited), defies time and fashion.

I really don't think the two are connected except in the most tenuous manner.