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25th August 12, 04:25 PM
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New Kilt first try on.
Hi all!
Here is the very first photo of me in my new Smith ancient Kilt by Tartanweb, taken on my girlfriends balcony.
Just took it with me on my weekend visit to her because she absolutely wanted to see it. Here without a right shirt and...shoes 
We'll go to the Highlandgames in Rüsselsheim on 1. September, hopefully in my completed outfit...
Tom
Last edited by Pipersson; 2nd September 12 at 05:13 PM.
"A true gentleman knows how to play the bagpipes but doesn't!"
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25th August 12, 04:36 PM
#2
Hey Tom, nice quilt, err sorry , I meant kilt! LOL! Looks good.
Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. From the note books of Lazurus Long aka: Woodrow Wilson Smith
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25th August 12, 04:41 PM
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Excellent kilt Herr Pipersson. Looks great on you! Congrats.
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25th August 12, 04:50 PM
#4
Thanks to you! I wasn't too happy when it arrived because the backside is made a little unusual...but a 5 yarder with a large sett is maybe difficult to do...
Front
Back
Unusual maybe but not bad...
"A true gentleman knows how to play the bagpipes but doesn't!"
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25th August 12, 05:00 PM
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Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. From the note books of Lazurus Long aka: Woodrow Wilson Smith
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25th August 12, 05:03 PM
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Yes, it is meant to be.
But Smith is very large and I was told that it wasn't possible to repeat it regulary.
"A true gentleman knows how to play the bagpipes but doesn't!"
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25th August 12, 11:21 PM
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Your kilt looks great and you look great, even with a "not right" shirt. I kind of like it myself. I really like the look of your other accessories, too, especially your belt and sporran.
Assuming it could not be pleated to sett in 5 yards, then they created a pattern that I find pleasing - kind of expanding rectangles from the center back. It looks fine. Congrats and happy kilting. 
I changed my signature. The old one was too ridiculous.
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26th August 12, 01:14 AM
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I think the shirt looks fine and you can simply explain that your faith prevents you wearing shoes on a balcony!
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26th August 12, 03:04 AM
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Because the sett is so large, I think the kilt-maker has been a bit clever with the pleating. I think it works well. I doubt that anyone else will notice. And, of course, it looks good on you as well - enjoy Rüsselsheim.
Regards
Chas
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26th August 12, 04:28 AM
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Your shirt and shoes and all are just fine! Checked shirts are quite "classic" with the kilt.
I must say that I don't care for the way that kilt was pleated. I would have preferred not attempting to pleat that tartan to the sett, and instead pleating to the line, for example pleating to the dark blue line in the centre of the large light blue area, which occurs twice as often in the sett as do the yellow or red lines, or pleating to a vacant light blue area (the so-called "pleating to the block").
Canadian military kilts in Hunting Stewart tartan, which have the same issue of very widely-spaced yellow and red lines, solve the issue by pleating to the line, alternating between red lines and yellow lines:
Last edited by OC Richard; 26th August 12 at 04:33 AM.
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