I find this offensive, and I'm not even Scottish.

[The_Tailor]

I found this while googling 'Glengarry hat', I was thinking of making a pattern.

http://www.mardigrasoutlet.com/catal...tm_medium=base

There are just so many things I find wrong. Sporran too small, socks too short, that is NOT a glengarry, they call it a skirt (hey, that one actually IS a skirt), the belt has no buckle, no idea whats going on with those shoes. What really gets me though, is that sash. What is with the sash. It has 4 freaking shot-glasses attached to it. That bugs me. The stereotyping going on there is just nuts.

I wonder if I can get a 'Big Shot American' outfit done up by them. Stained cotton a-shirt, mullet wig, cowboy boots, torn jeans, maybe a replica handgun.

Sorry, I'm ranting.

[Galician]

You're talking about a complete Halloween costume-shirt, "kilt," sash, socks AND 4 shot glasses-for $40 total, and you're complaining??!! You're right, you're not Scottish.

[ForresterModern]

For the "Big Shot American" you forgot the ballcap and bottle of Jack.

[McMurdo]

Thread moved to Off Topic.

[NewPiperinNY]

It's a costume... just as offensive as any of them should be...

no problems with it here...

[Panache]

T_T,

Take a look at this recent thread by Ayin where he looked at the flip side of this

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/l...x.html?t=53669

Those of us that wear traditional ethnic clothing have a very different perspective on using it as a Halloween costume.

But Halloween is what it is, you can get mad or you can just smile and go back to carving your jack-o-lantern.

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[Galician]

Jamie,

I disagree slightly, only because Ayin appears to be talking about wearing a Halloween costume to a traditional cultural event, such as Oktoberfest or Highland Games. If one were to wear this outfit to a Halloween party or Mardi Gras, I don't think it's in the same context as those occasions.

[skauwt]

well being Scottish i dont find anyting wrong with "the Halloween outfit"
if it was a actual Scots set-up from a kilt seller then id be worried

folk these days are too PC i think... if peeps cant wear that at Halloween then perhaps they shouldn't be dressing up as witches and wizards in fear offending wiccans then there ghosts no one wants to disrespect the dead so no wear sheets either .... wasn't it the Scots and Irish that more or less invented Halloween and its dressing up customs

cmon lads its Halloween chill and dress up have fun for at least one day

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Title says it all.

This is a funny costume-- music hall stuff like Sir Harry Lauder used to wear-- and it's intended to worn once and then consigned to the dustbin of last year's costumes. It pokes a bit of fun at those guys who show up at Scottish events dressed like an extra in the movie "Rob Roy"-- I don't think anyone should get too worked up over that. I know I don't.

Now here's my question: Is it better to carve a jack o'lantern with a sgain achlais, or a sgian dubh? If I carve it with my sgian dubh will people know I come in peace when I'm out trick-or-treating? If I carve it with my sgian achlais will they give me more goodies out of fear of my bellicose pumpkin?

[skauwt]

Title says it all.

This is a funny costume-- music hall stuff like Sir Harry Lauder used to wear-- and it's intended to worn once and then consigned to the dustbin of last year's costumes. It pokes a bit of fun at those guys who show up at Scottish events dressed like an extra in the movie "Rob Roy"-- I don't think anyone should get too worked up over that. I know I don't.

Now here's my question: Is it better to carve a jack lantern with a sgain achlais, or a sgian dubh? If I carve it with my sgian dubh will people know I come in peace when I'm out trick-or-treating? If I carve it with my sgian achlais will they give me more goodies out of fear of my bellicose pumpkin?

ya should try carve a turnip into a lantern like they used to here in the old days, i think folk only really use pumpkin now in scotland after getting the fad from across the pond at least with the tumshae ya can mix it with yer mince and tatties