Greetings from Croydon

[JonathanB]

Hello!

I’m English, living in the very south of Greater London, although with excellent transport links to the centre. I’ve got a French surname, but my family is thoroughly English and I was brought up in Devon. (Both my grandmothers had Cornish connections, which is my only claim to Celtic blood.)

I suddenly got a yen to try a kilt and went to the Highland Shop in Great Russell Street, just opposite the British Museum.

I ordered a made-to-measure 8 yard kilt as a Christmas present to myself in Black Watch tartan. (I didn’t want to be pretentious pretending to be a clan member. Instead I’m being pretentious pretending to be an ex-soldier. Ah well, I like the sober colouring of the tartan.)

I tried it on when it was ready and determined to wear it home. I first went for a walk round the British Museum and discovered what women must have known for years: the hot air from the under floor heating goes up your legs.

I’ve been so pleased I’ve bought a budget 2 yard Black Spirit kilt for gardening.

I might be along later for advice on a third kilt.

[cessna152towser]

from the Scottish Borders.
If you are able to come along to the Harpenden Highland Gathering on 14th July, we will have an information tent there and you will have an opportunity to meet some of us in person.

[Paul Henry]

congratulations on your kilt(s) and welcome to the forum, from another south London kiltie, feel free to ask any questions , we are all more than happy to offer help.

[Father Bill]

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"

[tulloch]

Welcome from the highlands of Central Massachusetts, New England, USA. Congratulations on your purchases and your discovery.

[JonathanB]

Thanks for the welcome, mates. I'm sitting here in my kilt with a warm glow to hear from you all. (Mind you I did chicken out of wearing my kilt to the street market this afternoon. That's an ambition I must work up to. Er, to which I must work up. Going out fully kilted a week ago when the weather was near freezing was exciting.

Does anyone know Kilts4All, makers of made to measure kilts in London http://www.kilts4all.com/our-showroom.html ?

Their English kilt looks a bit off, to my mind.

[Chas]

Hello ruggerlad,

Welcome to XMarks from 80 odd miles north of you, in the middle of Thetford Forest in Norfolk.

Regards

Chas

[Grizzly]

And a big hello from south of you in romsey Hampshire , although temporarily in Malta on hols. As previously stated try and get to Harpenden in July it's a good day out and many of us will be there.

Don't forget with your Cornish connections there is a Cornish tartan. You could quite rightly wear that one.

[Richrail]

From the wild west Reno, Nevada USA

[Spartan Tartan]

from Oklahoma, USA.