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I want to wear one for my graduation, and for my grad photo tomorrow i am wearing a tie with one of my family tartans (MacBeen) on it!

it is such a situation in life when you think that noone knows about such things and then you just meet on your first visit to scotland your master in the tartan arts and he belows in a full hall that you´re just a silly git who wears things he doen´t know about...
well i guess if i ever can afford one full kilt then it will be a specially designed one... makes waitimg for such an item just the longer wait^^


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congrats to you Lord of battles

rubiksnoob wrote:Being half Irish, I've always sort of wanted to try one on, but you can't exactly go out to the local kilt shop for a fitting here in the states.

I do wonder what kind of reaction I'd get if I showed up to rugby practice in one though

One day i have to try that!

Really?

There is much evidence that many of the more recognisable tartans seen today are in fact creations of Scottish and English tailors during the reign of Queen Victoria.

I wore a great kilt a few times long ago... the old fashioned kind where it's just a long length of fabric & you fold all the pleating yourself each time you put it on. Looks cool when it's on but getting it on is totally undignified.

Apparently there is a Japanese otaku designed tartan, which has quite an irregular pattern.

Viktor von Domm wrote:it is such a situation in life when you think that noone knows about such things and then you just meet on your first visit to scotland your master in the tartan arts and he belows in a full hall that you´re just a silly git who wears things he doen´t know about...
well i guess if i ever can afford one full kilt then it will be a specially designed one... makes waitimg for such an item just the longer wait^^

You could always fall back to one of the universal tartans, like Black Watch (http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=277),
Hunting Stewart(http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=3934), or Jacobite(http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1873)
as indicated here

That's the cheeky Pikaboo kilt, KK

yep that would work too i guess, thanks iPwned

I'm in a few pipe bands so I wear one fairly often.

Albatross wrote:@whatwhat - So, you're a Scottish Geordie?

You just keep getting better and better.....

Well I might be glad I appealed to your prejudices if I could care any less.

Trust you to counter being brought up on that shocking bit of ignorance earlier with personal drivel.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Really?

There is much evidence that many of the more recognisable tartans seen today are in fact creations of Scottish and English tailors during the reign of Queen Victoria.

...yes. And then the article goes on to explain the opposite. I guess you just read the first bit when you brought that up as evidence to support your comment then?

I can't believe some people in this forum said they would never wear a kilt. The manliest of all attire.

WarWizard91 wrote:I can't believe some people in this forum said they would never wear a kilt. The manliest of all attire.

No...THIS is the manliest of all attire:

that's just wrong.......I'll never look at Sean Connory the same way again.

crotch hurts from just looking at...

It's one of the joys of kilt wearing. Sir Sean, having worn a kilt on many occasions, finally felt able to move on to a really silly outfit.

WarOne wrote:

WarWizard91 wrote:I can't believe some people in this forum said they would never wear a kilt. The manliest of all attire.

No...THIS is the manliest of all attire:

****THIS QUOTE HAS BEEN SOCIALLY SANITIZED FOR YOUR PROTECTION****

I guess you could consider this the protoypical man-kini

I'm a Cameron. Here's a scrap 'o me kilt.

As a proud owner of 3 Utilikilts and one blackwatch kilt, I wear my kilts with pride usually on a daily basis. I can not speak for Japanese girls, but I know for a fact that Chinese girls love a guy in a kilt.

Been looking at kilts. . . damn they are EXPENSIVE.

But I am determined to get one for rugby now!

SWEET!!!!

I blame dakka for inspiring me to possibly blow money on a kilt! It's all your guy's fault if I go broke, so I'll happily take donations to the Rubiksnoob Kilt Fund

rubiksnoob wrote:I blame dakka for inspiring me to possibly blow money on a kilt! It's all your guy's fault if I go broke, so I'll happily take donations to the Rubiksnoob Kilt Fund

I paid around $80 for mine at http://www.sportkilt.com. It's not wool, but it is washable and still looks good. And since they're based out of California, you won't have to pay an arm and a leg for shipping. Also, they have excellent customer service.

I am almost certain NO ONE thinks people who wear the black watch kilt is actually from it unless during a military display.

Considering it is just the Campbell design but in darker shades and is oh so commonly wore by people it is unreal and most people do not even know the name of it.

I wear a my family kilt at special occasions and when i go to the scotland games.

Also I am pretty (very) sure the only 'open' kilts are black watch and campbell, the rest being an insult to wear unless part of the 'family'.

Hang on... This hasn't been sufficiently explained.

Kilts are being said to have been invented(used in Scotland and whatnot) somewhere between the 15th-19th centuries?

So is Braveheart just completely full of nonsense on this whole issue or what?

There are pictograms of what are believed to be kilts from the 9th/10th century in Scotland.

The modern, premade kilt (already pleated and sown) is from the Victorian re-invention as are most of the modern tartans. Having said that most clans will have what is known as the 'ancient' pattern which is the much earlier clan design.

I personally have a Clanranald ancient plaid (what some of you seem to call a great kilt) for special occasions and a plain plaid that I used to wear for reenactment. Having worn the plaid in all weathers I can vouch for the warmth and versatility of it...

Mick

syanticraven wrote:Also I am pretty (very) sure the only 'open' kilts are black watch and campbell, the rest being an insult to wear unless part of the 'family'.

Not quite. It's disrespectful to wear the tartan of a family you do not belong to, you can still wear a universal tartan or otherwise. Pretty much every state in the US has it's own tartan for example. These days nobody cares though.

Monster Rain wrote:Hang on... This hasn't been sufficiently explained.

Kilts are being said to have been invented(used in Scotland and whatnot) somewhere between the 15th-19th centuries?

So is Braveheart just completely full of nonsense on this whole issue or what?

Braveheart is full of historical inaccuracies yes.

whatwhat wrote:

syanticraven wrote:Also I am pretty (very) sure the only 'open' kilts are black watch and campbell, the rest being an insult to wear unless part of the 'family'.

Not quite. It's disrespectful to wear the tartan of a family you do not belong to. These days nobody cares though.



Braveheart is full of historical inaccuracies yes.

I was meaning to the people that actually care about the subject (pretty damn sure no one in my town would give a hoot if i asked them)
and yes braveheart was riddled with them, battle of Stirling bridge comes to mind. Oh and the fact there was a white transit van in it at one point

syanticraven wrote:

whatwhat wrote:

syanticraven wrote:Also I am pretty (very) sure the only 'open' kilts are black watch and campbell, the rest being an insult to wear unless part of the 'family'.

Not quite. It's disrespectful to wear the tartan of a family you do not belong to. These days nobody cares though.



Braveheart is full of historical inaccuracies yes.

I was meaning to the people that actually care about the subject (pretty damn sure no one in my town would give a hoot if i asked them)
and yes braveheart was riddled with them, battle of Stirling bridge comes to mind. Oh and the fact there was a white transit van in it at one point

Yeh I actually agree. I am proud to have a family tartan to my name, everyone else exploiting it designing their own tartans kind of dumbs that down.

Also the current Scottish flag which in braveheart they have painted on their faces was established long after when the film takes place.

Braveheart was right about Edward I being a baaaddaaass.