A military Hunting Stewart kilt joins my collection

**McMurdo** · 24th June 18, 04:29 AM

I got this old military kilt from eBay a while ago with the intention of wearing it in the winter. My old What Price Glory Gordon Highlander kilt was never returned to me from my ex-wife. At any rate I got this for a song and it came with kilt extenders that I don’t need. With the recent weight loss it is one of the kilts that actually fits without adjustments. I am trying it today for the first time with a pair of Argyll hose that Kilted Cole sent up as they did not fit him just to see if these work with the Hunting Stewart tartan. I think this kilt will see lots of wear in the colder months. The label inside is faded to the point where I can not read it so idea of the provenance of the garment.

**Nomad** · 24th June 18, 06:56 AM

Needless to say, very smart as always. Nice to see you without tie, you just look a little more relaxed and "natural" (not sure if that the right word to use)

Personally I like wearing a tie, but at 5 foot seven, 46 inch chest and short neck, shirts are a pain. I can get them to fit but I just feel they ride too high on my neck, hence making it look like my head is attached to my shoulders, therefore I wear them rarely which is a shame as I have quite a few nice silk ones.

**McMurdo** · 25th June 18, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Nomad

Needless to say, very smart as always. Nice to see you without tie, you just look a little more relaxed and "natural" (not sure if that the right word to use)

Personally I like wearing a tie, but at 5 foot seven, 46 inch chest and short neck, shirts are a pain. I can get them to fit but I just feel they ride too high on my neck, hence making it look like my head is attached to my shoulders, therefore I wear them rarely which is a shame as I have quite a few nice silk ones.

I also like wearing a tie, at 5'6" with a 40" chest and a 16" neck I think I'm well proportioned for it. Truth be told I would have put on a tie but was simply needing to walk to the dog and could not readily put my hand to one so went without. I have some lovely ties but tend to wear the same ones with the kilt, mainly the ABF tie gets lots of rotation when kilted.

**Tobus** · 25th June 18, 06:05 AM

Great find with that kilt McMurdo!

I'm 5'-7" too, with 40" chest and 16" neck. I have a military kilt, but that high rise on it really seems to make my proportions all wrong. The only time I'll wear it is when I can wear a waistcoat and/or jacket over it like you have done there. Which, in Texas, is only about 2-3 months out of the year. So that kilt spends a lot of time in the closet.

Nomad, I'm the same with with shirts. I guess I have a short neck or something, because standard shirt collars always feel like they're halfway up the back of my head (and well above my hairline). I'm to the point now where I pass on a lot of otherwise great shirts, simply because the collars are too tall. I hate feeling like I'm wearing a neck brace.

And on the subject of shirts, another thing I find annoying is that so many of them have a front pocket that's way too low. It should be up on the chest, not halfway down my belly. Some of my shirt pockets are barely above my kilt. And when I wear a high-rise military kilt, it actually covers part of the pocket.

**Macman** · 25th June 18, 10:57 AM

McMurdo, I've worn that tartan and pleated the same way as yours

. Nice find!

**McMurdo** · 25th June 18, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Macman

McMurdo, I've worn that tartan and pleated the same way as yours

. Nice find!

Bring it the next time you visit Toronto.

**Macman** · 25th June 18, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Bring it the next time you visit Toronto.

Actually, it was a very long time ago, and I didn't own the kilt; it was on loan from Her Majesty

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**OC Richard** · 25th June 18, 07:43 PM

That's a fantastic kilt! Nothing like old military kilts. Time was, back in the 1970s, I could wear them! (My youthful 29" waist is long gone!)

A Hunting Stewart kilt has long been on my bucket list. Kudos to you for getting one. (I have Stewart ancestry on one side.)

Smart as always!

**McMurdo** · 25th June 18, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

That's a fantastic kilt! Nothing like old military kilts. Time was, back in the 1970s, I could wear them! (My youthful 29" waist is long gone!)

A Hunting Stewart kilt has long been on my bucket list. Kudos to you for getting one. (I have Stewart ancestry on one side.)

Smart as always!

Thanks Richard yes I am quite pleased with it, my Mom is a Stewart, now on the lookout for the even more rare Royal Stewart in military weight. I'm sure if I wait long enough I'll find one. Of course I do not have Black Watch in the collection as yet and they are easier to find.