Quote Originally Posted by Cowher View Post
I have to disagree. I have been guilty of making comments that express my style preference when they were not asked for. After reading threads like this I will make a conscious effort to not do that.

Also you to say that you are don't like being called unconventional. Well I feel that being told that the way the traditionalists wear the kilt stopped in the 1980's is wrong. Both ways are popular TODAY! I do think that people on both sides are getting overly sensitive and also overly aggressive.
This is not a F--- you!!!! No... F---you kind of discussion this is a request for respect.

Traditionalist: when posting here keep in mind that this is how they like to dress. Keep it kind and try to contribute in a positive way.

Modernists: don't act like the traditionalist just took a poo on the hood of your car. Ease up a little bit. And keep posting what you like to see. Keep YOUR conversation going despite what others say. Make your voice heard.
I agree with you, and Steve's last post sums the situation up well. This forum is for how kilts are worn, today, whether they are traditional kilts worn in a traditional manner, traditional kilts worn in non-traditional ways, or totally modern kilts. I don't think any look worn today should be excluded. I have learned things or gotten ideas from posts about style choices that I would never wear. Sometimes seeing a new idea that is outside your normal scope of things makes you think, and when you think you get new ides of your own! When you see a look or style posted that you really don't like, don't assume that you have a right to be offended.

I only wear traditional kilts, though one of them is a box pleated kilt which some people would do not consider traditional. Sometimes I wear them with accessories that would make a traditionalist proud, and sometimes I don't. I have a very nice tweed argyll jacket for day-wear, but my evening jacket is a quite contemporary tuxedo jacket cut down to kilt length. (I did not like it as a tuxedo jacket, but the elements that I disliked, made it perfect for wearing with a kilt, once it was shortened. If I had only looked at tux jackets that I would normally like, I wouldn't have a kilt jacket that I really like for evening wear.) I have several pairs of brogues, but I've never worn them with kilts, because I don't care for the look. In hot and humid weather, I don't wear a jacket, my shirt will have short sleeves, and I will probably wear loafers. I think it is all valid, and I do not feel obligated defend my choices. I don't think I would ever wear a PC, but I don't think less of people who do wear them, and I will admit that a PC can look very nice, when worn by someone else!

I did not mean to ramble, but there you are.