Kilt Suit Questions

**ForresterModern** · 24th June 09, 08:51 AM

IF I desire to wear a kilt to work but know that I have any kind of important meeting I have to make an appearence at I have a pretty standard outfit I wear (unfortunately no pics to show). It consists of my Ancient Douglas tank kilt with lovat blue hose, tartan flashes and black dress ghillies, a semi-dressy leather day sporran, white dress buttondown oxfordcloth shirt and matching tartan tie, with my lovat blue tweed argyll jacket and waistcoat (no silver buttons). I wear a matching tartan flat cap or lovat blue diced tammy as headcover when outdoors but remove it upon entering any buildings. So far, as a doctor and chief of my particular specialty section, this outfit has stead me well in meetings with everyone from the corporate CEO, Hospital CEO, all medical staff officers and other department heads, and with all consultant groups we have worked with on several projects. There are always the initial comments and questions, which can be a good ice breaker, then down to business as usual. Unless you are standing up presenting something to the crowd the kilt disappears under the table and for all intents and purposes you are dressed just like everybody else nd should be taken just as seriously. Usually more comments after the business is done and the separation handshaking is going on, and occasionally a flashback reference on a regular non-kilted day, but always a good one. So far no negative feedback or concerns.

I think if you are doing your job well and not overly self conscious and do not put yourself in the spotlight as being kilted you should be okay with a kilt in a business setting. Just make sure you do not come off as appearing to use the kilt as a "dress down" option---you should still meet or exceed the dress code expectations of the meeting, do it right, and do so with confidence and subtle style.

Good luck.

**Computergeek** · 24th June 09, 09:30 AM

I work for a computer company and around here the standered mode of dress if jeans and a tee-shirt, wearing the kilt I am looking to step up my office attire without looking formal. I wear a kilt regularly now and usually with a button down long sleeve shirt and sporran. It is common enough that no one really takes notice of it anymore. I am not a traditional kind of person so I don't think that I could go that route, so I would like to be able to do a modern equivelent.
Thanks,
Jeremy

**Heming** · 24th June 09, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by gilmore

Did I omit something?

Are there tartan contact lenses?

There's also the tartan house key (I had one).

**Bugbear** · 24th June 09, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Computergeek

I work for a computer company and around here the standered mode of dress if jeans and a tee-shirt, wearing the kilt I am looking to step up my office attire without looking formal. I wear a kilt regularly now and usually with a button down long sleeve shirt and sporran. It is common enough that no one really takes notice of it anymore. I am not a traditional kind of person so I don't think that I could go that route, so I would like to be able to do a modern equivelent.
Thanks,
Jeremy

I suggest a brown corduroy sport jacket that has been lopped and chopped with a sporran cutaway. If brown doesn't go, then perhaps some other color.

**ForresterModern** · 24th June 09, 11:06 AM

If you are at that level of informality of dress, then wear the same styles of top/shirt as you would normally (t-shirt, golf shirt, mock-turtleneck, button down, and consider adding a sweater vest or cardigan to up the ante from an appearence standpoint. Sounds like even with the kilt you are going to be outdressing those around you most days.

**Computergeek** · 24th June 09, 11:53 AM

I out dress them now so that would be expected. what I am really looking for is ideas on a modern suit worn with a kilt instead of pants. everyone has provided some great ideas and I would love to have more of them.
Thanks,
Jeremy

**Heming** · 24th June 09, 01:32 PM

I have a black tfck suit, and find that for the business suit look I really like that the kilt and jacket are the same fabric. Makes it look more like a "real suit" and still be a kilted option. But where I live a tartan kilt would probably be seen as very dressy even with an informal jacket.

**tyger** · 24th June 09, 02:48 PM

How do the 2 men on the right look?

**tyger** · 24th June 09, 02:50 PM

How does the man, 2nd from the right, look? Not the best, not the most proper; however, is he more than just.....

**Pleater** · 24th June 09, 03:07 PM

Women should tell you that the jackets they wear with trousers have to be cut to a different length and style than those they wear with dresses or skirts - it is the proportions and the outline which have to be adjusted to look right.

I am sure that Hamish has a rather nice pinstripe suit - you might have already been pointed to an image of it.

Would a kilt with matching waistcoat be an option?

It would be more formal than kilt with shirt, without raising the bar too high, and it would be cooler too.

You could wear jacket and trousers or kilt and waistcoat but as a general rule one jacket would not do for both trousers and kilt - it would either be right for only one, or wrong for both.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: