Traditional female wear????

[seasaidhlinne]

In my quest I have searched long and hard and am just simply confused.
I know typically gals don't wear kilts. Though I do plan on buying a kilt at some point because it's a free world etc.
and honestly before I put down any money I want to get it right.
traditionally or typically what do us lass's wear?

[1oldsarge]

At the top of the website, click on Burnett's & Struth, click on the "Women" tab, and the products will give you a good idea. Same with "Scottish Tartans Museum","Scotweb", etc.

[Jock Scot]

Certainly for the last 60 years or so tartan trousers(not sure that trews is the correct term here) are quite often worn by some of the ladies of Scotland and I don't mean the golfing brigade either. Often a tartan full length skirt is worn and of course midi length and mini skirts are worn when appropriate. Its interesting that the younger generation of the female variety in Scotland often, these days, seem to shun tartan although I, er, um, well, do still notice the occasional tartan mini skirt about!

To give you an idea, Mr & Mrs Jock.

[seasaidhlinne]

You shun your roots in till you understand what they actually mean to you. Young people are so worried about the now that they forget the past has value.
I'm definitely going to try and find me some tartan pants
and I definitely want a Arisaidh

[neloon]

"I know typically gals don't wear kilts. Though I do plan on buying a kilt at some point because it's a free world etc."
Well, typically, no, a' Sheasaidh, but at my daughter's school in Aberdeen, all the girls wear (proper) kilts throughout the winter months in their own tartans - very colourful. In the 40s/50s/60s, I remember most little girls had kilts and many carried on wearing kilts in later life even if they were not Highland dancers or in a pipe band. So, although it is not so common nowadays, I would say "Go for it!"

Alan

[CMcG]

I won't claim that my girlfriend is an expert on traditional Highland ladies attire, but I think she looks great in her Chinese-Scottish tartan kilted skirt Here we are together on our way to a Tartan Day celebration in Toronto a couple years ago.


My mom has also been known to wear Black Watch. This was taken at a kilted pub night in Vancouver last Christmas. Apologies for the dust on the lens of the camera making spots in the pic!

[Barb T]

Here's a link to a post I made about a kilt that I made for our daughter, who is a piper and awash in regular kilts. She wanted something different:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...t-woman-75461/

I'll post just a couple of pics here:





The kilt is built like a trad Kingussie, but it sits a couple inches below the waist. And it's longer than a trad kilt, which is the way she wanted this one. She loves it - says it's very comfortable even though it's 16 oz tartan.

[Mike_Oettle]

Well, it’s no crime for a woman to wear a man-style kilt. Many women play in kilted bands and wear not only kilts but also sporrans (drummers often wear them at the side).
Generally, though, women have no need to wear a sporran, and may safely dispense with that item (when not in a band).
And women can also look at shorter skirt lengths (a billie skirt, for instance) or longer – not only the kilt that Barb shows above, but also hostess skirts and any other length that might take their fancy.
You pays your money (for the cloth, and perhaps also for the sewing) and you takes your choice.
Regards,
Mike

[Lorna]

A lot depends on the look you are going for. Traditional, contemporary or a mixture of the two... Here is a link to a previous thread that has some good pictures.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-thread-71603/

In the past few years I've made three men's kilts. Now I think it's time for something for me. Right now I'm researching billie skirts similar to the kind found on the Burnett and Struth website.

[Macman]

My wife wears tartan skirts quite a bit, either to work, for casual and dressier events, and to highland games and the like. To a more formal Scottish event, she'll wear a dress or gown (depends on the level of formality) and a tartan sash.