Quote Originally Posted by gilmore View Post
To me, form follows function.

I see no point in wearing a wool hat to highland games in the middle of the day in the middle of the hot, humid summer in the southern US. Instead, I wear a pamana hat for the coolness, and, having had one skin cancer and not wanting another, for the shade. I haven't so far worn a cowboy hat, but I might. They are quite suitable for that purpose...
For similar reasons (though Summer in California is hot and dry) I adopted a pith helmet to wear to our highland games. After a couple of years of my face being badly sun burnt and my hair all sweaty wearing balmorals and glengarries it made perfect sense.

With it I wore lighter khaki military hose and "safari" style shirts with brown simple accessories.

The look does have a bit of nod to the highland regiments stationed in tropical climes but far more importantly has made me far more comfortable and the games more enjoyable.

Cheers

Jamie