Not Typical Kilt Accessory

**S Mitchell** · 24th March 15, 11:58 AM

edit: whoops, hold on. The dang thing posted before I was ready. The photos will be in the next post

**S Mitchell** · 24th March 15, 12:39 PM

On Sunday, my family and I went to the Arizona Renaissance Festival. I don't normally go, but I had a nice time.

It was sunny and warm, so my wife bought a parasol.

She asked me to hold it a moment, for her, and before I returned it, she took this photo.

The Renaissance Festival might be the only place in Arizona where a man in a kilt, holding a parasol, doesn't get a second glance!

The band Tartanic was there also. I'd never seen them and enjoyed their music quite a lot. I wasn't expecting that awesome, thumping beat.

Anyhow. There were plenty of other kilt wearers in attendance or working the festival. As you can imagine, the kilt styles ran the gamut. I was, in comparison, dressed more reserved and conservatively than many of the others.

It was nice to be out in my kilt without attraction much (if any) attention.

Except for some of the vendors trying to get my attention, the only remark about my kilt was from a nice, older woman who stopped me and asked, "Excuse me, Sir. Which tartan?"

To which I responded, "Mitchell."

And she said, "Oh, very nice. Thank you."

And that was all.

In this last photo, my wife again has her parasol. But, I think there may have been a photobomber...

**mookien** · 25th March 15, 09:52 AM

Steve: I like your sunny-weather outfit, even with the parasol. Or, perhaps I should say, "especially with the parasol".

Thanks for posting the pics.

I, too, saw/heard Tartanic at the Pleasanton Games a few years ago. They were thumping awesome!

John

**cookingkilted** · 25th March 15, 03:36 PM

Awesome one day I want to tour the faires. I have the Carolina nearby, and I am planing to check out the GA faire on April 19. The kilt looked comfortable, and large from Barely Balanced looked like he was having fun. Looked like he was asking "Where are your trousers?"

**S Mitchell** · 25th March 15, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by mookien

Steve: I like your sunny-weather outfit, even with the parasol. Or, perhaps I should say, "especially with the parasol".

Thanks for posting the pics. I, too, saw/heard Tartanic at the Pleasanton Games a few years ago. They were thumping awesome!John

Thanks John.

The parasol is actually not a bad source of shade, but I guess I'd rather wear a hat ... or just find some shade!

**S Mitchell** · 25th March 15, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by cookingkilted

Awesome one day I want to tour the faires. I have the Carolina nearby, and I am planing to check out the GA faire on April 19. The kilt looked comfortable, and large from Barely Balanced looked like he was having fun. Looked like he was asking "Where are your trousers?"

The kilt is great for walking around and the Renaissance Fair is one place where it gets very little scrutiny

Large (I didn't know his name) saw my son taking the photos and asked to be in them so we said, "Sure!"

**Tasty Rabbit** · 26th March 15, 07:36 AM

Very nice outfit sir ! I've seen Tartanic a few times at the Pennsylvania Renn Fair . Good music & jokes too .

**S Mitchell** · 26th March 15, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Tasty Rabbit

Very nice outfit sir ! I've seen Tartanic a few times at the Pennsylvania Renn Fair . Good music & jokes too .

Thank you!

I'll have to check out more of Tartanic's music on Youtube. I think it's interesting they encourage their fans to post any and all images of them and to burn copies of their albums/music for friends who are too cheap to buy it themselves.

It sort of reminds me of the Creative Commons Copyright where anyone is free to use the work and even modify it (in some cases) as long as they attribute it.