Can it be Modern?

[James Hood]

In this opinion, 'tis a glorious and joyful thing, the kilt is being tried in so many fabrics, cuts, weights, styles, with varied headgear, shirts, sweaters, jackets, hose, footwear.

Hooray to those boldly doing their bits to move kilts into true fashion acceptability, if not mainstream.

[triolamj]

Not from any photos I've seen on this website. And I presume a tie in a regimental stripe would be in colors that match the regimental tartan. A regimental stripe tie is very different from what Electrickilt is wearing. Electrickilt is wearing a very common, garden-variety vest, tie, and dress shirt but IMHO they are not in the patterns, colors, or fabrics that you would "traditionally" wear with a kilt.

[Tobus]

Electrickilt is wearing a very common, garden-variety vest, tie, and dress shirt but IMHO they are not in the patterns, colors, or fabrics that you would "traditionally" wear with a kilt.

Jock Scot could clear it up for us, but I think you're mistaken on the shirt. That's a very traditional pattern/style for wearing with the kilt.

What makes it non-traditional, though, is the collar. It buttons down.

[Jock Scot]

Jock Scot could clear it up for us, but I think you're mistaken on the shirt. That's a very traditional pattern/style for wearing with the kilt.

What makes it non-traditional, though, is the collar. It buttons down.

The shirt in the series in the OP? Well, in my opinion and assuming that the collar IS NOT button down(I can't see clearly) then you would be hard put to find a more traditional shirt. If, on the other hand, the collar were to be button down, well, it may be traditional American, but NOT traditional Highland attire.

[Tobus]

You're right, Jock... it's very hard to see. I'm assuming it is buttoned down because it seems to be sucked in pretty tight around the knot. But considering that it's so hard to see, I admit I could be wrong.

[triolamj]

When I was a much younger man and a clothes horse of sorts at the office, I had 2 very nice tattersall shirts. I wore them with solid color pants and a solid color tie. I would no more wear a tattersall shirt with a tartan pattern kilt than I would wear it with a pair of striped or pin-striped or glen plaid pants. I sometimes wear a button-down oxford shirt with my kilt and black Argyll along with a rep tie (light green shamrocks on dark green). When would I wear a tattersall shirt with a kilt? Only when I was wearing a kilt in a solid color and with a solid color tie and jacket.

[Jock Scot]

When I was a much younger man and a clothes horse of sorts at the office, I had 2 very nice tattersall shirts. I wore them with solid color pants and a solid color tie. I would no more wear a tattersall shirt with a tartan pattern kilt than I would wear it with a pair of striped or pin-striped or glen plaid pants. I sometimes wear a button-down oxford shirt with my kilt and black Argyll along with a rep tie (light green shamrocks on dark green). When would I wear a tattersall shirt with a kilt? Only when I was wearing a kilt in a solid color and with a solid color tie and jacket.

Of course, what and how you wear your clothes is entirely your own affair and yes, we are in the "modern" section here and I doubt that I can add much to "modern" trends. However, I can assure you that a tattersall shirt and regimental/university/club/old school style tie is very traditional when worn with a tartan kilt in Scotland and whilst some colours may, or may not match with something else on our attire , very little consideration is given to the resulting combination . Don't believe me? Have a look at the many threads and pictures that illustrate the point on this website and whilst you may not be converted, which is fair enough, many have.