interesting Breton kilts & accessories

[OC Richard]

I found this site very interesting.

http://www.tartanbreton.com/

The cool map of Brittany showing various tartans. The various Breton tartans themselves, some of them quite lovely.

I very much like the dedicated Breton accessories such as the boucle de ceinture de kilt Hermine Bretonne en etain.

That ermine motif shows up on several things as you can see.

[KenB]

The tartans are very attractive.

[Domehead]

OC Richard,
Would mind explaining a bit of this. I'm not familiar at all. I don't mind doing a bit of research, but I'd like a bit of context so as to vet what I'm reading.
As well, I don't speak French at all. So, I'm at the mercy of the translator.

Thanks for any information,
Domehead

[BCAC]

OC Richard,
Would mind explaining a bit of this. I'm not familiar at all. I don't mind doing a bit of research, but I'd like a bit of context so as to vet what I'm reading.
As well, I don't speak French at all. So, I'm at the mercy of the translator.

Thanks for any information,
Domehead

Hmmm...... I would have thought that it was quite self explanatory despite not speaking the language. OC Richard linked the tartanbreton site, which is a site which is dedicated to Brittany and her tartans and accessories. It shows their tartans and accessories and you can even buy from them. As their tartans are mainly district tartans, it also shows which region each tartan represents. If you have any questions, post them up. As usual on XMarks, there will always be someone able to reply.

[Domehead]

Let's see. I'm not familiar with Brittany. I'm not familiar with its districts. I'm not familar with how those districts may interact historically with something so associated with gaelic culture as tartan / kilts. I'm familiar with the Auld Alliance and its effects on surname etymology, but not so much that I could reasonably extract what I should from my own reading without context. I'm familiar with "wont & use" re: Scottish district tartans but not Brittany ones...should I go on? I fail to see how my original request necessitated such snarkyness. In fact, re: posting some questions and the XMarks will reply...I did.

[David Thorpe]

Google and Bing are your friends. An excellent opportunity to polish research skills.

[sailortats]

Richard, I agree that is a very interesting site. I really like their "walking" kilt. I noticed in the photo album that they certainly like to wear ghillie brogues and the brown ones look quite nice.
Are the pipes I see in the pics the same as the Great Highland pipes?