kilted Halloween Costume

[MacConnachie]

I have worn a pleated bedsheet as a Grecian style kilt (not a Roman toga), and a length of Guatemalan fabric as an unbifurcated garment to accentuate the rest of the Guate-style dress, both for Hallowe'en costumes in the past few years. I've taken elements of what I have on hand for doing period-style Heilan dress and used that (green leather doublet and kilt belt with dirk) as part of a buccaneer get-up, along with one of my tartan tams. Mix and match, or maybe don't-match, works for me. I don't know that I'll dress up in a kilt this year, either, although I have at least two functions where I could easily show up so attired. However, most of those folks see me in a kilt often enough that the likely response might well be, "So you decided not to come in costume, this year?"

Reading this thread did give me an idea, though. The cheesy fabric that is offered with the "kilted Scotsman" costume package -- I have some of that in a lightweight fabric that would do for a great kilt, particularly if I wore the pleats to the front. Coupling that with lime green socks, low-cut zippered boots or sandals w/spats, and a cowboy hat or some other out-of-place headgear -- I could put together something that would rival the best/worst on the huge thread here at Xmarks where many examples of how NOT to wear the kilt are on exhibit. Thanks, everyone, for the inspiration! I was sort of stuck this year, and without a lot of extra spending money for such seasonally-inspired frippery. (Just thinking about all of the kilts and gear that I could have purchased had I not finally gotten to a dentist and incurred bills of roughly $5K, thus far. Ah well, all the better to enjoy the fine taste of a relatively inexpensive wee dram!)