The dichotomy: the "Edgy" old guy just looks silly

[Java]

I'm 51. Some thoughts on the thread so far: Generally, anyone who has ever told me to act my age, was acting old enough for both of us.

I'm not trying to be "edgy", I'm trying to be comfortable.

Jeff: my favorite OGR t-shirt on the front has the OGR logo and a crossed pair of snow skis. On the back it says;
"All kids talk about today is getting "big air".
I say, keep your skis on the mountain.
You want "big air" kid?
Pull my finger"

[seanachie]

But when I go to concerts now, and I see 24oz cans of Pabst going for as much as a pint of Guinness, my sarcasm nerve gets tickled.

Don't come to LA then, the beer at the Staples Center was around $12.50 for a small cup last time I went to event there Sorry but I'll enjoy a few before or after the game but I am not going to pay those prices. And I sure would enjoy a Guinness over a PBR, but such is personal choice.

[CopperNGold]

Kilts aren't fashionable enough to be considered edgy these days, it's canvas sneakers, girl jeans (on men), and retro Western plaid shirts, topped with a mop-top, scruffy beard, and horn rimmed glasses. Put a Pabst Blue Ribbon in one hand and an iPhone in the other for bonus points.

The overall hipster response to my kilt has been righteous indignation, even when wearing it in a modern style (t-shirt, boots, scrunched hose).

Of course I say this while on the razor-sharp precipice of "young" and "old". I'm too young to relate to those considered "Old", and am way too old to relate to those considered "young".

The edgy kilt look has been around for a long time. Look at Duncan on Monarch of the Glen which aired in 2000. Even then, the hiker boot/kilt look had been in the fashion mainstream for quite awhile. I'm looking forward to what the next generation will do with their kilts. Although I am a kilt traditionalist at heart, I love innovation and new ideas.

[GoodGirlGonePlaid]

The edgy kilt look has been around for a long time. Look at Duncan on Monarch of the Glen which aired in 2000. Even then, the hiker boot/kilt look had been in the fashion mainstream for quite awhile. I'm looking forward to what the next generation will do with their kilts. Although I am a kilt traditionalist at heart, I love innovation and new ideas.

CopperNGold, have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTJydj-meXY

I remeber the early 90's grunge era "kilts are edgy" trend. I went to a Guns-n-Roses concert in high school and Axl Rose was wearing a kilt and Docs.

...and his kilt was too long by XMTS standards, but it looked good on stage. Didn't Madonna wear a long kilted skirt on one of her tours?

[GoodGirlGonePlaid]

I fully agree, the desire for a look overtakes our pocketbook sense. I often see people willing to sit in a brewpub offering fine beers and order a Butt lite. They even get mad when they cant get it in a bottle, like that improves the flavor. Think is they still have to pay the premium pint cost for their lack of taste in beer.

*sings* "God is Great, beer is good, and people are crazy."

This thread is making me thirsty!
My fave beer: free and cold.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

[I wasn't going to post as I don't have a 'contemporary' kilt, but as Jock and others have weighed in I will too, on the 'old guy on the edge' theme.]

I'm 53, and since I got my first kilt earlier this year I've come over all 'tweedy'. I started looking for and found a couple of conversion-worthy tweed jackets for kilting, and a couple for regular wear.

I think I'm about as far away from "edgy" as it's possible to get, or maybe I've just reached the other edge...

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

As some one once said, "Growing OLD is mandatory, but growing UP is optional!"

So I refuse to grow up and act my age!

[CopperNGold]

CopperNGold, have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTJydj-meXY

I remeber the early 90's grunge era "kilts are edgy" trend. I went to a Guns-n-Roses concert in high school and Axl Rose was wearing a kilt and Docs.

...and his kilt was too long by XMTS standards, but it looked good on stage. Didn't Madonna wear a long kilted skirt on one of her tours?

That was the best laugh I've had in a long time! Duncan and Molly were played to perfection. "Have you seen my feet?" Priceless!

[James Hood]

To thine own self be true.

Other people's reaction to one's garb is due to a complex set of values and lack of values and fears in their heads, at any rate. And there are many different flavours thereof, loose in what passes for society.

Good on you enjoying the camokilt, in this opinion, age has no bearing thereon.

Unless of course, you were wandering about clad in naught but a large white cloth diaper with large safety pins.

But then again, if it was a warm day and the diaper clean....

[GoodGirlGonePlaid]

That was the best laugh I've had in a long time! Duncan and Molly were played to perfection. "Have you seen my feet?" Priceless!

LOL
My favorite was, "it's not over because I'm not wearing my pink pashmina."