Gent's "LOOK" for Church & Buffet - Puffer

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

I think you look great Brother! Practical, and well put together. Keep it up, I like seeing your pics.

[puffer]

I am sorry Puffer, but your outfit does little for me. Far too military for me.

NO Appologies NESS !! SIR.

Puffer

[Derek Conley]

I like it!

[DWFII]

I just wanted to say, Puffer, that I have always like the kits you put together. I guess I would like this last one with a dismounted p-49 battledress better than the blue (?) quasi-Ike but it still looks sharp to these eyes. I too think the plaid is a little out of character, however--my only real reservation.

[ronstew]

I am afraid that I agree with Jock Scot. It is a distinctly military look - too much so for my taste. For walking the fields, maybe, but for church the battledress is inappropriate. In the Canadian mlitary colleges, the last Canadian Forces units to wear battledress, we were not permitted to wear battledress to chapel. Battledress = work clothes. That being said, while 20 years ago I always wore a suit to church, nowadays I just wear the same shirt and slacks that I wear to work, so perhaps there is some hypocrisy here.

Anyway, I don't wear a kilt to church because when I wear one, I am drawing attention to myself, and I don't want to do that at church.

Puffer, the colours work very well. The plaid is a bit affected, but as soon as we don the kilt we may be accused of looking affected. The colours are wonderful. But that battledress jacket: replacing it with a tweed jacket of similar colour would strike me as better.

[Jack Daw]

A battledress jacket, although worn by the military, is also an item that can be worn as civilian wear. As such, I think it's quite alright to combine them with a laird's plaid and any other non-military kit. I liken it to those who wear a peacoat with non-military shoes, trousers and shirts. Quite frankly, I very much like your laird's plaid, Puffer. I have one that I intend to wear this weekend.

[DWFII]

In fact, to a large extent, many civilian garments ...especially styles of shoes, and especially boots...derive from military fashions.

[puffer]

I am afraid that I agree with Jock Scot. It is a distinctly military look - too much so for my taste. For walking the fields, maybe, but for church the battledress is inappropriate. In the Canadian mlitary colleges, the last Canadian Forces units to wear battledress, we were not permitted to wear battledress to chapel. Battledress = work clothes. That being said, while 20 years ago I always wore a suit to church, nowadays I just wear the same shirt and slacks that I wear to work, so perhaps there is some hypocrisy here.

Anyway, I don't wear a kilt to church because when I wear one, I am drawing attention to myself, and I don't want to do that at church.

Puffer, the colours work very well. The plaid is a bit affected, but as soon as we don the kilt we may be accused of looking affected. The colours are wonderful. But that battledress jacket: replacing it with a tweed jacket of similar colour would strike me as better.

Wearing the KILT in CHURCH, YES. ( REGULARLY) Our Paster occationly wears his Kilt, plus another "gent" also kilts up on "occation" plus on a couple of "days" there are several kilts in "attendence"

1. My "normal" "look @ church is
A. Tweed jacket with or with out vest. & a tie (most Sundays)
B. Suit Look, Crail with vest & tie ( dressier "church" days)


NOTE- the mix of jacket/tie wearers & more casual (like your look) is about even among the attendees.

C. Casual, a sweater etc ( usually worn when I am going from church to a "function" that is "relaxed"/casual.

As to "the "military Look" The look was not intended to be "Military", (although it did convay one, esp. with the TOS) It was a "day wear" look. Since I DID not wear the TOS in church or @ the resterent, the "Mil. look was "SOFTENED" In fact I had NO comments refering to me "looking Military"

Puffer

[The Barry]

I tend to agree with some of the earlier postings. Kilt accessories that remain very "military" in their look have little place in church as an attendee. A piper yes, in the pew, not so much..

That being said, Puffer looks good, as always, I like the ensembles put together with the gray and black jackets. Very well put together.

[CDNSushi]

I like it. Very much. Jamie may feel that it doesn't work for him, but I honestly think that the key words in that sentence remain: "for him." He was able to express his reasons and justify his dissension but that doesn't make it any less of a personal opinion about style. Puffer, you have yours and Jamie has his -- I would call neither one of yours right or wrong, but just shades of personal preference.

I think the poster who called it "retired military" characterized it exceedingly well. To me, there is no military vs. "country gent" conflict here at all... All other things set aside, we must also bear in mind that 99% of all those who will see us kilted will have a layman's view -- most of us don't spend our days solely in the company of highlanders who happen to have PhD degrees in kilted fashion. As such, the rules of what "looks good" are much more those of the common man; i.e. matching colors, lines, neatness, to name a few. How many people that we meet in a day would ever say, "Well, I think that the jacket is very 'military' which doesn't go with the sporran that's just too 'country'?"

I'm not trying to knock Jamie here, but I think he's offering an opinion that's really specialized, and wouldn't be picked up on by most.

On a final note: Personally, I like the plaid with the outfit, because it adds a bit of "bulk" to the whole look. The pix I've seen of Puffer make me think that he's not really a big guy... Height I can't tell, but weight -- I probably outweigh him by 20 kg -- and I'm not exactly linebacker material here either. So for someone who's very slim, I think the plaid makes him look a little broader in the shoulders and just all around.