Met Angus at the Renn Fair

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Did not want to hijack Beloitpiper's thread, so thought I would start another. I met with Angus this weekend at the Bristol Renn Faire and he was a great guy. when I walked up to his stall, he was in the process of getitng a gent into a kilt. He has a stock of probably 30-40 kilts available off the rack. The gentleman he was fitting was trying on a Black Watch wool kilt, and had just asked Angus about what was worn under the kilt. I was curious to hear his response, and was pleased by it, since we spend so much time debating/discussing it here. He replied that he would wear underwear with his. He was often around kids, ladies, and others, and did not want to offend anyone. He also mentioned that it was more hygienic, for the kilt, to not have the fabric to skin contact, as well as other potential bodily fluids contacting the kilt. All said very straight forward, and he also offered that one may reply with many different funny/provocative/bizarre responses if asked the question yourself. No real point, but I felt that he answered the gentleman's question very well.

I also spen some time just chatting with Angus. I loved the kilt he was wearing, you can see it below, and would like to get one in that tartan, maybe from Angus himself. His workmanship appeared top-notch. I examined the stitching in his kilts and it was very uniform and tight. I also saw a kilt off the rack that I am trying to get from him. I did mention that Beloitpiper sent me his way, and also X-Marks. Not sure if he will check in or not.

Here is the gentleman himself:

[beloitpiper]

Angus is definately a cool guy. He wears that ilt all the time. ask to see where it is worn down. It literally has holes because he wears it all the time! I played my pipes a bit for him three weeks ago, and chatted with him all day. He told me that he hasn't worn a kilt in about 6 years!

Overall, great guy with great kilts!

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Angus is definately a cool guy. He wears that ilt all the time. ask to see where it is worn down. It literally has holes because he wears it all the time! I played my pipes a bit for him three weeks ago, and chatted with him all day. He told me that he hasn't worn a kilt in about 6 years!

Overall, great guy with great kilts!

Don't you mean hasn't worn pants in 6 years? And he was saying he had been kilted full time for 9 years this weekend, but that may vary with the customers in the shop! Either way, I liked him and I am trying to buy one of his off the rack kilts. Do you know if he keeps track of his email? I saw a kilt of the rack I wanted to buy this weekend, but wanted to show my wife first. Unfortunately, the girls were tired, and I never made it back to his stall. I sent him an email about getting the one I tried on and have no heard back, but he may not have access or check email while manning the Renn Faire.

[beloitpiper]

Sorry, you're right. My mind was going faster than my typing...

He hasn't worn pants in 9 years, yes.

I don't think he is very good with his E-mail. He always told people to call him and leave a message on his machine. His phone number is on his site http://www.angusharveykiltmaker.com. He'll return your call, and you can talk about specifics there.

Good luck!!

[Big Paul]

I can vouch for his email skills.... Nil!.. I've emailed him about 3 to 4 times with no response... It was never important enough to call him...

I need to though. My kilt need the belt loop fixed.