Hello everyone, I am planning to buy a 5 yard kilt when I travel in Scotland as a souvenir, and I will wear in daily life. My budget is around 100 to 250£. As an 49kg with 28~29 waist size Male. I don’t think I will find the right one in secondhand shop. Did you guys know how to avoid buying kilt made by Sweatshop?
111 miles with full camping gear, a kilt, and even some bagpipes.
I have never felt better.
Not to be confused with the No Pants Subway Ride.
Been going to our local fair for a LONG time, just got into kilts over the last 14 years, at the behest of my wife. I enjoy the great kilt look, but it's sometimes a PITA to pull the pleats in. However, marching in the grand parade is always the highlight.
Everyone is entitled to their choices, but can anyone explain why so many Americans are wanting to wear kilts?
Other than weddings , pipers and soldiers, I rarely see people in Scotland wearing kilts!
In a recent post we were talking about pleating choices. I wanted to post these here. When I got the Royal Naval Association tartan made into a kilt these were some of the options the kilt maker gave me. I chose the second photo. This is an example of why getting pleating options pinned up first is so important. These two options show off the tartan so differently.
It was too hot to wear my plaid as a traditional earasaid, and the boys had little $15 kilts off of Amazon, but when they get a little older I'll get them proper kilts in our family tartan if they want it!
MacDonald Dress tartan, descended from the Buies of Jura (on my mother's side- bio father came from the Frasers) 🥰
Hi Shiny people, these images were taken in Redcar and modelled by me
So I’m getting a new kilt made up and have decided to get it pleated to the stripe rather than the sett. I understood it’s normally the most prominent stripe, but the kilt maker has now asked me if I want it pleated to the “dark line” or the “orange line” and I’m a bit at a loss what to say! I had assumed it’d be to the dark thin line. Any thoughts chaps?
just did my ancestory DNA and found out I'm a fair precentage of Scottish in my DNA so I want to find my tartan colors and embrace this where do I start?
I have recently started casually wearing my kilt. How do you use a toilet?
I’ve read in the comments of a few posts here that one shouldn’t wear a belt with their kilt if paired with a waistcoat. It was only recently I discovered this was a thing.
I know a lot of people here are of the “you do you” mindset, and I’m almost certainly going to go with comfort over rules, but I’m curious; how much of a thing is it?
It’s just that my brother is getting married in a few weeks, I’m going to be wearing my kilt (obviously) along with shirt, tie, and a waistcoat (if you hadn’t guessed),but I’m about a stone lighter than I was when I wore it for my own wedding and it’s hanging a little lower than it did. So, to keep it mid-knee, I was thinking I’d just wear a belt rather than attempting to alter it. What are your thoughts?
Wifey and I at alumnae event - Sterling Red and Sterling Pink. (Thanks to Jayse and Gillian at USAKilts).
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Hello Kilt Enthusiasts!
I've been thinking of getting a kilt for several years. My want of a kilt increased when I moved to the middle of the desert. Does anyone have an opinion for how they might perform in 110F (43.5C) weather with a relative humidity to rival grandma's ashes?
For my first kilt, I don't want to spend a lot of money (I see many listings for $250+). However, I am certainly willing to go above $40, which seems to be the starting price point for... so many kilt listings on Amazon. I think the $40 kilts are meant to be worn 1-2 times a year, like a costume. I'd like one I could wear on a regular basis, just to get a feel for it, without it falling apart like a cheap Halloween costume.
Thanks!
Testing out my new linen kilt in the Palmengarten in Frankfurt. Black Stewart tartan pleated to the line with Pampa Hi canvas boots and linen shirt
Picked up a Sportkilt for lazy days at home. Nothing traditional about it. Quite happy with the velcro closure at the waist. Pockets are average at best. Figured I'd go with a non-trad "sporran" to make up for the pockets.
Could go up a size, but this was ebay'd. Not for out and about. Very comfortable!
Hi there,
Its starting ti get really warm where I am, and I basically said screw it and wanted to go with kilts for the summer.
Although bad part is, I only have (browed from my father) two utility kilts with pleats issues (they wont go flat) I've tried everything to make it go flat.
I do want to get my own hybrid kilt but I have no idea what would be the best bang for the buck with a trust worthy site that is hopefully located in canada.
If anyone has a good sorce please let me know.
Thank you!
P.s. sorry mods if I used the wrong tag/flair, I didn't see a best one to correlate it with this topic.
