Jonesing for Tweed - Show me yours!

[nh_maclean]

I'm suffering from a major Jonesing for a Tweed Kinguisse (I'm about 90% ready to pull the trigger). I'm obsessing over fabrics, weight, checks vs. herringbone, you name it - I've thought and rethought.

The thing is I've not seen a lot of tweed kilts, lots of fabric swatches but not "the big picture" if you will... so please, if you've got'em - she me your tweed! What do you like (or don't like) about it? Do you have a favorite tweed?

Cheers,
Noah

[Ryan Ross]

I love tweed... been meaning to get a tweed kilt for quite some time, and in fact, it's second from the top of my kilt to-get list. At any rate, tweed feels great, and looks great as well, though depending on the particular tweed, it can get pretty heavy; great for winter. Long live tweed (and thanks to Matt Newsome for loaning me this kilt for last year's Stone Mountain Games):

[Arlen]

I have this lovely number that just has a subtle check on it.






I love it but I am thinking of making a slight alteration so the pleats are more crisp. Right now they do flare a bit.

[RockyR]

Sorry for the watermarks...












If you're looking for a kilt SUIT, then a charcoal grey or other solids can potentially match it up with other kilts you already own. I own an olive green kilt suit with the dark grey overcheck and I find I only wear the jacket with the kilt.

[Rob Wright]

While the kilt isn't tweed, the waistcoat and jacket are. This is the Hunter Loch that Rocky offers, a very smart tweed in my not so humble opinion.



Rob

[Paul Henry]

Two different kilts

[English Bloke]

I think Lady Chrystel makes some beautiful tweed kilts.

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/lady.chrystel/kilts.html Click on "tweed kilts" and the pictures there-in for a larger image of each.

[Hamish]

Tweed kilts, and kilt suits are a weakness of mine. Here are four of them:

This bottle-green suit is in Auld Reekie tweed from 21st Century Kilts, and was tailored for me in 2000:


This one, in a BT country tweed, probably my favourite, is another from 21st Century Kilts and was tailored two years ago:


An off-the-peg 'Erskine' tweed kilt from The House of Bruar, also two years old:


Another favourite: in no-longer available Ardbeg corporate tweed, was tailored for me last year by Anne at Redshank in Inveraray:


I have one or two others, including a lovely box-pleated kilt in grey Harris Tweed from our own Matt Newsome - but I cannot find photos at the moment - sorry!

Tweed kilts really are 'something else'!

Take care,
Ham.

[nh_maclean]

Two different kilts

I love the tweed in the first picture you posted... what tweed is that?

[Wompet]

I also have a matching waistcoat and box-pleat, if I can find the pictures ...

Other tweedy pics....

Well, there's the kilt (worn by the original owner and maker )...