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    Freedom Kilts on the runway

    Last evening Victoria High School held it's annual fashion show as a fund raiser.

    I was asked if we could put two guys in kilts.

    WOW! young crowd, everyone interested in fashion and having fun dressing in the newest clothes from the local shops. Lot's of tuxedos and evening gowns for the prom. Lot's of street type clothes. Even a few swim suits. (no, I'm not posting pics of those. this is a family site. And I'm keeping them for myself.)

    The two kilts stole the show. I knew that if the kids ever started wearing kilts it would catch on, I just never before saw the effect on an auditorium full of teenaged girls. I thought the guys would be mobbed.

    Conner in a Dress Model in Earth Cotton. He has a Highlander shirt, boots with pushed down hose, and a Buzz Kidder sporran.



    Galen in a Casual Model in Black Poly/Cotton. A sweater with Gray Tweed Vest.


    The two guys doing a pleat swish.


    Striking a pose.


    I think the guys did a great job. They had very high energy and fed off the crowd. I'm sorry I didn't get a shot when they did a spin, but three girls sitting around me jumped up and knocked the camera out of my hand.
    Steve Ashton
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    Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
    I wear the kilt because:
    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    That is great! Inquiring minds want to know, did the camera suffer harm as the girls in the audience rushed the stage?
    "A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon

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    Steve,
    If you keep doing this sort of thing, it will become popular and no one will notice when I wear a kilt.

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    Absolutely FAB! A great bump for business and for recruiting!

    "Uncle Steve wants YOU!"
    Gentleman of Substance

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    Excellent news! Hopefully this well sell lots of new Freedom Kilts to Victoria's young men. A wholly different sort of runway from the one my Freedom Kilt was on when I took a flight to London on Tuesday.
    Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.

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    Congratulations Steve - its great to know the next generation feels the power of the kilt! By the way, was it hard to wipe the grin off of Galen and Conner's faces?

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    Brilliant! Nothing like starting to hook them, er, ah, introduce them to the obsession young!

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    It looks like those braw an bonnie lads did your products proud.

    Best regards,

    Jake
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    How cool is that!!??

    Feeling bad since our local domestic violence agency just had a fashion show fundraiser and I thought about suggesting kilts, but didn't. Next year.

    Ron
    Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
    Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
    "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."

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    Well done Steve. Those two good-lookers were perfect clothes-horses for your wonderful kilts - they looked absolutely marvellous.
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