Quote Originally Posted by siva011 View Post
For me, wearing a kilt is about comfort and the fact that I like the look, plus I wear a family tartan so it's about the heritage. It feels normal, like just another outfit to wear. However, I feel and the wife agrees, that the headgear makes me feel like a reeinactor. [SEINFELD] Not that there's anything wrong with that [/SEINFELD], but I don't need to walk though the streets looking like I missed the highland games.

Sorry, but the hats just feel like costume to me

And maybe, just maybe...... I do fear the pom pom.
Do you wear a ball cap? Are you playing baseball when you are wearing it? Cowboy hat? Roping cattle in Whitehall? Deerstalker? I guess you are on your belly stalking that elusive stag as we speak. A balmoral bonnet just happens to be a current form of headdress, not a historic, reenactment fancy. People actually wear them as everyday dress, much like the kilt. Do you consider the kilt a costume and garb for the reenactor only? Of course not!

I guess I'm an odd sort of character. I've never considered a balmoral odd, just what one wears with the kilt.

Sandford