LL-L "Attire" 2003.05.15 (12) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Attire"

> From: globalmoose at t-online.de (Global Moose Translations)
> Subject: LL-L "Gender" 2003.05.15 (07) [E]
>
> Oh Sandy...
> black mini, Scottish accent... what more could a woman want? This could
> be
> the beginning of a beautiful friendship, you know... :-)

I was joking about the cheongsam but I can get one if you want!

> When I was working at Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon, where the dress code
> is
> minimal to non-existent, there was a guy I sometimes saw in the
> cafeteria
> whom I found completely fascinating. He usually wore an ankle length
> dress -
> not a robe, a real dress - under a short military-style jacket. His head
> was
> shaved except for ten or twelve patches, where he had braids sticking
> out
> from his head every which way. It was fun to watch him in meetings and
> serious conversations with all those conservatively dressed manager
> types.
> So - why not?

Yes, why not?

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Attire
>
> Anyway, I was wondering how Scottish people would react if a non-Scot
> wore a kilt, say, one that is resident in Scotland.  Would there be a
> difference if that man was British (English, Welsh, etc.) or
> non-British, or if he was ?  What would happen if, for some weird
> argument's sake, *I* showed up in a kilt in Sotland?  Sure, so I would
> make a spectacle of myself (though I do have the legs for it, note!),
> but would the reaction be negative or positive?

Probably indifferent - anyone can wear a kilt anywhere. In
the Somerset village where I live it's not unusual to see
people wearing highland dress for weddings. It's just smart.

There are, like I said, societies which will object to
what they consider to be "improper" use of the kilt. An
example of someone they consider improper would be Jean-Paul
Gaultier, who used to present a programme called "Eurotrash"
wearing (sometimes outsize) kilts with teeshirts and ordinary
socks and suchlike, and not tartan, either, if I remember
right! One association that sets itself up to regulate
kilt-wearing had an article in The Scotsman to say that
he should be stopped. I think they have far too much time on
their hands!

But I don't think many ordinary Scottish people would object
to or even look twice at a "foreigner" wearing a kilt.

Sandy
http://scotstext.org/

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