Kilted at the ballet

[morrison]

Amazing, so many asleep when there is so much to appreciate. Could it be it is above their consciousness anyway? Well, possibly my consciousness at times.

Here's a special occassion. It's today. And do we know what that means? YES. It's Kilt day.

The numbers will increase, I assume. We just don't know when. So, I'm proceeding as though the numbers don't matter, because they don't.
Gonna put on my service boots with side zips and go for a walk now in my SWK Wallace econ. and black muscle-T. Might find a matinee to see and/or be seen.
Man what a beautiful Red/Black design that Wallace tartan! Another good reason for increasing the observances/ spottings/ visibility of kilts!
rsl

[pbpersson]

This is the safe wardrobe choice, since people attend these things any more in anything from jeans-sandals-tee to formal.

I have never been to the ballet, I was always afraid I would never be able to stay awake.

However....let me get this straight....in the 21st century some people attend the ballet in blue jeans, T-shirt and sandals? You need to repeat that for me because I always thought it was strictly a dress-up affair. :confused:

[Tattoo Bradley]

I agree. The thought of someone in jeans and sandals at a ballet of all things seems WAY off kilter....

[bubba]

The Cult of Casual has really gone too far. It's almost enough to prompt me to wear a jacket and tie as everyday clothing just to be contrary

[morrison]

I suppose if I really didn't want to go search for an excellent pair of horace sandals and a decently faded flower print shirt that I could get away with wearing a rental tux for a night at the opera. But why? When I have some useful shoe leather and a good tire to cut foot forms from then I should at least put the effort into a wearable pair of sandals. The shirt could truly prove difficult. I've seen good bow tie prints on polos and thought they would do just fine for a beach party. So, I figure a dinner party is pretty close to the same thing and they both end in party......
The next logical step is over the edge....!!!!!

[Hamish]

It is the same with church-going. I frequently see men with open-necked shirts and no jackets at church, which is something I could/would never do myself. I have to wear a tie and a jacket to church, just as I would to the theatre. Whatever happened to standards and respect? It's a poor show!

[pbpersson]

It is the same with church-going. I frequently see men with open-necked shirts and no jackets at church, which is something I could/would never do myself. I have to wear a tie and a jacket to church, just as I would to the theatre. Whatever happened to standards and respect? It's a poor show!

In this country, the teen-agers show up for church in torn jeans and T-shirts and the teen-aged girls are wearing these denim miniskirts with the hemline almost up to their crotch....in church! I somehow have always had a problem with that.

[JayFilomena]

Rex;

I am very jealous of you my friend. I tried to take my wife to the theater while in Ireland. I bought a new sporran, and a vest (jackets did not fit right and were way to expensive) but I could not find a showing in Dublin. We had to settle for a hotel with an Irish folk band, and a couple of Irish dancers. My wife really enjoyed it. She brought the Sash Barb Tewksburry made for her, to Ireland, but realized to late that the dress she wore was a bit innapporpriate. Not very formal, and it looked silly with the Sash. She went casual and had a great time. I am really looking forward to taking her out to some type of formal event when I get back to Richmond.

Jaybird

[Hamish]

Rex,

I held back on this one as I didn't want to cut in too closely to your original post, but I think the thread has moved on sufficiently for me to throw in my sixpennyworth. Hope you don't mind.

Being a full-time kilt wearer, I wear the kilt whenever I go to the theatre, be it to a play, a musical, the opera or the ballet. Like you, I went to the ballet (in nearby Worthing), but this was about three months ago. The company was the visiting Moscow City Ballet and the major part of their programme for the evening was "La Sylphide", in it's entirety. I must have seen this ballet dozens of times and I am always enchanted by it, as I was on this occasion. With me, in his kilt, was a friend (in fact, the one with whom I am coming to California in October). It was quite obvious that many in the audience noticed our kilts and the only woman to ask us about them assumed we were something to do with the Ballet Company or the theatre!

However, whilst we were at the bar during the Interval, we were approached by a youngish chap who was armed with the theatre programme and a note book. It turned out that he was the Theatre Critic of the local weekly newspaper, and he was fascinated to know why we had bothered to dress in kilts for the evening. Were we showing some sort of respect or solidarity with the main ballet's theme? Were we, perhaps, going on to a Scottish event after the show? When I explained that my friend is a frequent kilt wearer and that I am a full-time one, the man lost all interest in us!! He apologised for troubling us and disappeared into the crowd before either of us could say another word.

Make of that what you will. Jim and I puzzled over his reaction for quite a while.

When I read his review in the paper a few days later, he made no mention of having seen kilts in the audience as well as on the stage, so I assume that when he saw us he was hoping for some sort of 'angle' with which to pad out his all too short critique!