Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Streetcar]

DO

match yur kiltpin tae yur whisky dram!

Maybe it's what's in the glasses, maybe it's the expressions combined with the "NO VACANCIES" sign in the window, but there's something about that last picture that just makes me...happy.

[ChattanCat]

Do

Golf in a kilt

[TheKiltedWonder]

I couldn't find a picture from "This is Spinal Tap", so here's a video of a VW commercial instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwLeRRnZQtU

DO wear a kilt whilst rocking out!

[Chef]

Do use kilts to advertise your pub!

[Archangel]

Do use kilts to advertise your pub!

Maybe not.

[Darkislander]

I work in a photo lab and get to see 100's of pics of kilt wearers at weddings. There is an obvious error made by all whereby the kilt and socks meet. No knees people ! Clearly the hirers offer no advice on how it should be worn. Another horrid mistake is some people tie their shoe laces in a crisscross fashion right up their legs. I bought my kilt in Inverness and was also told that when wearing a waistcoat, you shouldn't wear a belt. Another mistake.
I like to wear my kilt as often as I can. My hobby is when I visit around Scotland, I like to buy an accessory for it. I have 2 handmade sporrans from Perth, kilt pins from Oban and so on.
I suppose at the end of the day us purists want to follow the proper code, but at the end of the day so long as the kilt gets worn that's good enough for me. Let's see it more often, not just at weddings.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Maybe not.

Really, now. What does a guy dancing in a kilt & sporran have to do with an "authentic Irish experience" as the pub is advertising?

See: http://kiltmaker.blogspot.com/2007/1...hy-lesson.html

[highlander_Daz]

"Really, now. What does a guy dancing in a kilt & sporran have to do with an "authentic Irish experience" as the pub is advertising?"

to illustrate the depth if some peoples ignorance about Scots and Irish cultures?

a few years ago there was a fashion for "irish pubs" In England "Rosie O'Neils" "O'Learies" etc. you never met an Irishman in them and most were guilty of , in my opinion, disgraceful stereotyping, with lepracauns, Shamrocks and silly green hats etc. Having some Irish blood I always felt a bit uncomfortable with these places especially as authentic Irish pubs in Dublin etc are always fantastic.

[slohairt]

I work in a photo lab and get to see 100's of pics of kilt wearers at weddings. There is an obvious error made by all whereby the kilt and socks meet. No knees people ! Clearly the hirers offer no advice on how it should be worn. Another horrid mistake is some people tie their shoe laces in a crisscross fashion right up their legs. I bought my kilt in Inverness and was also told that when wearing a waistcoat, you shouldn't wear a belt. Another mistake.
I like to wear my kilt as often as I can. My hobby is when I visit around Scotland, I like to buy an accessory for it. I have 2 handmade sporrans from Perth, kilt pins from Oban and so on.
I suppose at the end of the day us purists want to follow the proper code, but at the end of the day so long as the kilt gets worn that's good enough for me. Let's see it more often, not just at weddings.

Even though it's commonly seen, you aren't supposed to wear a belt with a waistcoat. Even in "Saxon" wear, one eschews a belt when wearing a three-piece-suit. A bespoke tailored suit (with a waistcoat) will have buttons for braces and/or adjustable side tabs. No belt loops!

[Daaaaang]

Yeah, I've always thought belts and waistcoats looked weird together.