Row stops Scotlands big bash in the big apple

[Jimmy]

The annual Dressed to Kilt fashion show held as part of Tartan Week in New York has been cancelled next year.
US based charity, Friends of Scotland announced today that the show will not go ahead for 2012.
The charity has ended its relationship with Dr. Geoffrey Scott Carroll who was the chairman and co host of the event but would not say why.
Dr. Carroll has filed an action with the United States Patent Office against FoS, to try and take ownwership of the trademark and service mark 'Dressed to Kilt'. The case is ongoing.

[Meggers]

oh no...I wonder what happened.

[castledangerous]

Darn. I was thinking seriously of going next year.

[Jimmy]

Darn. I was thinking seriously of going next year.

The report in all Scottish papers today states that the event has only been called off for 2012 and will return

[artificer]

The report in all Scottish papers today states that the event has only been called off for 2012 and will return

Curious.

I hope it does come back, I have been secretly yearning to get some of my work in the show.

While I'm not always crazy with the results of each show, I love the concept of the whole program.

ith:

[creagdhubh]

Curious.

I hope it does come back, I have been secretly yearning to get some of my work in the show.

While I'm not always crazy with the results of each show, I love the concept of the whole program.

ith:

I agree. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend a show back in 2008 - it was a fantastic time, and I was able to meet a lot of interesting people. A good mate of mine is a fashion designer and owns her own company in lower Manhattan (Tribeca-Soho area; W. Broadway and Chambers - near Ground Zero), and is invited to a lot of these kinds of events. I wore my kilt, naturally.

Let's hope they bring the show back...

Cheers,

[Frank McGrath]

oh no...I wonder what happened.

[GREED!!!

-Whenever anyone can make a buck, Greed kicks in. Just like the owner of the Hon Cafe in Baltimore, Md. She copyrighted the word "Hon". A word that has been used to describe some Baltimore women for years. She wanted to make sure that a piece of every dollar spent on "Hon" merchandise went to her.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I was there last year and had a good time. Though I had to come to terms with the fact that the event has more to do with fashion than it does Highland dress.

[Phil]

Here is an article in today's 'Scotsman' on the subject - http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman...year_1_2016693

[ctbuchanan]

A bit of a change of subject, my apologies, but looking at the photo in the link brings to mind something I've often noticed. Celebrities always wear their kilts too long. Oft times well below the knee. As one comment on the article said "turning it into a frock". You would think at an event of this nature someone could advise them on the proper wearing.