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A Highland Laddie -- or Lady ?!?
On a trip to Scotland ( can a person who has actually set foot in Scotland still be considered a Brigadoonian? ) your humble webmaster encountered a "Highland Laddie" making a display of rampant Brigadoonery unlikely to be surpassed any time soon ...
Walking down the street in the Scottish town of Callander was a man dressed in a truly amazing costume. His bizarre garb might have been appropriate for a Hallowe'en party, but it violated just about every rule of proper Highland Dress. Among the numerous breaches of good taste (to say nothing of decency!) displayed by this one individual:
- He was wearing a hideous, imitation " kilt " (probably a woman's skirt) that hung at least six inches below the knees!
- This strange garment was fashioned of a predominantly white, "dress" tartan generally reserved for a woman's evening wear or a little girl's Highland Dancing outfit.
- He wore an ordinary, blue blazer (Saxon style, not a kilt jacket) that was much too long to be worn with a kilt (even if he had been wearing a kilt).
- Perched on his head was a Glengarry bonnet. This headgear looks good on military men, members of a pipe band, or little boys playing soldier -- but not on a civilian.
- He was wearing a silver mounted, evening sporran in the middle of the day.
- This decidedly informal outfit was contrasted by white stockings, gillies (fancy shoes for formal Highland Dress) and a jewelled sgian dubh suitable for evening wear.
HORRIBLE, wasn't it?
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