Tartan-wearing conventions among Scots

[Phil]

I have had an elderly gentleman ask me if I didn't know I shouldn't wear a tartan tie with a kilt, the rule being no tartan above the waist with a kilt.

I've heard that one too. I suppose that's my waistcoat "oot the windae" then -



but at least I'm not wearing a tartan tie so that will be OK.

Another thing I love to do, is wear black hose with the Purple kilt, as I think they look great with it - however, that got another purist on my back at Braemar games, when I was asked if I knew that black hose should only be worn at funerals.

I wonder if you were wearing trainers with a business suit(that's if you wear one of course) whether these people would feel it appropriate to mention them. Do you think there is something about putting on a kilt that opens you up to critical comments like that?