Kilt Slips....?

[Riverkilt]

Went back over this forum and couldn't find the thread I thought was there....so again...

Driving down to Phoenix to "not see" the new rental kilt house in Scottsdale got to wondering how they "cleaned" the used kilts...which led to thoughts of a "kilt slip."

Thinking something like a the same material WalMarche makes their tartan boxer shorts out of only cut as a slip...so still masculine in look.

Would offer some extra warmth, protection from elderly body misfunctions, and thereby keep the kilts cleaner.

Stop giggling...I'm serious...

Didn't we talk about this?

Visions of Steve with UK cutting up his jeans into a kilt...sitting there with a pair of tartan boxers wondering how he did that...??

Ron

[KiltedBishop]

Ask him...he will probably tell you! LOL

[Iolaus]

"Didn't we talk about this?"

Yeah, I was cruising through the old threads last night and saw that one. Someone brought up a long cotton sleeping shirt, kinda' like a 42" long t-shirt, that seemed like a good idea.

[Doc Hudson]

As one firmly into middle age, I think it is an idea with merit.

[beerbecue]

Is this 'slip' something that would just prevent contact of bits and pieces with the kilt? Or is the suggestion that it would prevent the passage of other 'materials'?

I take it also, that the design must incorporate the 'freedom' a kilt provides?

Depending on the requirements and your specific thoughts, I am forming ideas........

[Doc Hudson]

I suppose one could always buy tartan boxers at Wal-Mart and cut the crotch seams out, and sew the fly shut.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

The authentic kilts will have a lining that washes well when subjected to soap or dry cleaning. It's been said that the lining is there to keep the skin from touching the wool. HOWEVER, every single authentic that I've seen has been made out of tight, worsted wool that's not a problem. The lining DOES serve to keep the wool from getting stained. My instructors (who've been doing this since BEFORE I was born) told me that the lining is a "maintenance" piece (for the wool and the pleat hang).

There is also a way to produce a "removable lining". This is often done for the rental shops. Instead of attaching it to the waist cap, it is sewn as a single-piece of material, and buttoned to the inside with four clear/flat buttons. This is something that can be washed or EASILY replaced. You can also make them for a kilt that you own, without it altering the construction. This can go OVER an existing lining, or on the inside of a casual kilt with NO PROBLEM!

[beerbecue]

If one were so inclined, I suppose you could fashion a removable extra liner on the rear of the kilt (and on the underapron, in the strategic area), or you could simply make a 'wrap' of a nice cotton or other material to wear under the entire kilt, or the simplest, just wear a comfy set of undies....

edit - Jimmy beat me to it....

[Colin]

The whole idea of a slip seems way too "girly" too me. I would rather just put on a pair of underwear if you are concerned about cleanliness. What next panyhose so you can't see the panty lines

Just having a bit of fun with you Ron!

I would still say no to the idea myself. Seems too much like a Tom's thing rather than X marks.

[KiltedBishop]

I saw soemthing somewhere from someone who said they use their sport kilt as a sort of under kilt. When it's cold out they were it under their UK, I don't see why the same couldn't be true for wool...just a thought to toss out there.