Kinloch-Anderson 21oz Heavy-Weight Tweed

[creagdhubh]

Greetings,

I was persuing through some of my photos taken at the Aboyne Highland Games held annually in Aberdeenshire, and I found a wonderful photo of three judges ajudicating the solo-piping competition.

In my opinion, the photo demonstrates 'traditional' Highland day attire at its best. I have arrived at the conclusion that almost every time I observe the Highland attire of judges at various Highland games I have attended in Scotland, they are impeccably dressed and always look very smart - I wonder why this is? It's almost eerie in a way.

I suppose a sufficient reason could be, that perhaps many of the judges are ex-Army (gauging by particular cap badges - Atholl and Gordon - and the wearing of regimental neck ties) and still hold fast to the traditional, and in their viewpoint, the 'correct' manner of wearing Highland dress. Another hypothesis could be that they simply wear what they like and always look 'together' and smart in doing so!

What I did notice from this particular photo, in which was almost instantly recognisable to me, was the chap on the far right wearing the navy Balmoral bonnet with a matching navy toorie. His jacket, made without epaulettes and gauntlet cuffs (as is the case with all three of them!), and waistcoat is made of tweed provided by reputable Highland dress firm, Kinloch-Anderson of Leith. As you can discern, the tweed is a warm, brownish-tan colour with purple/beige and green/beige over-stripes, done in a classic, windowpane style. I absolutely love this pattern of tweed, and it is in fact made of a heavy 21 ounce material, perhaps much too heavy and warm for hotter climates. Kinloch-Anderson also offers a mutlitude of other tweed patterns that if you glare at long enough on your computer, perusing through their seemingly endless collection, you will no doubt desire a jacket and waistcoat made up in every single tweed offered. Oh, time how short...and funds not readily available enough!

Three Highland judges at the 2010 Aboyne Highland Games - their attire is so well done and 'put together.'


A close-up of the fabulous tweed, which would look sharp with virtually any tartan in my opinion.


Enjoy,

[SlackerDrummer]

You have the original, so you can blow it up and tell better, but that looks more to me like the Ness Tweed, a heavy weight gamekeepers tweed by the Isle of Islay mill and offered by Bookster.

[creagdhubh]

Kenneth,

You can obviously tell that the chap's jacket and waistcoat has (somewhat bright) purple stripes, even when the photo isn't 'blown up.' The jacket from Bookster appears to have two different shades of a bluish-green colour and overall, appears too tan, not containing enough brownish hues. Nice jacket from Bookster, though!

Cheers,

[pascs]

I find that jacket colour a bit extravagant looking and prefer the darker jacket on the other side, which reminds me of a similar jacket and waistcoat my father in-law used to wear with his kilt. His jacket was also without epaulettes or fancy cuffs and I really like that look

[SlackerDrummer]

You can obviously tell that the chap's jacket and waistcoat has (somewhat bright) purple stripes, even when the photo isn't 'blown up.' The jacket from Bookster appears to have two different shades of a bluish-green colour and overall, appears too tan, not containing enough brownish hues. Nice jacket from Bookster, though!

Aye. A look on a better (and brighter) monitor confirms it. On my laptop, the horizontal and vertical stripes looked the same, but on my desktop I can tell the difference (and the colors). How do I get any work done on that laptop?

I find that jacket colour a bit extravagant looking and prefer the darker jacket on the other side...

Yes, but the "darker" jacket is still lighter than the gent's kilt. The gentleman on the left's jacket (which Kyle is highlighting) tones beautifully with his kilt - the purple stripe bringing out where the blue and red strips cross and the green bringing out the green stripes.

All three of them, though, and as Kyle has pointed out, look smashing.

Thanks for sharing, Kyle.

[creagdhubh]

Aye. A look on a better (and brighter) monitor confirms it. On my laptop, the horizontal and vertical stripes looked the same, but on my desktop I can tell the difference (and the colors). How do I get any work done on that laptop?



Yes, but the "darker" jacket is still lighter than the gent's kilt. The gentleman on the left's jacket (which Kyle is highlighting) tones beautifully with his kilt - the purple stripe bringing out where the blue and red strips cross and the green bringing out the green stripes.

All three of them, though, and as Kyle has pointed out, look smashing.

Thanks for sharing, Kyle.

I agree with your assessment, Kenneth. No worries, I'm glad you enjoyed the photo!

Cheers,

[davidlpope]

Nice to see a kilt made up in the Cairngorm fashion tartan (fellow on the far right). This is a Batley fabric and does a great job of combining uncommon colors into a beautiful sett.

See the review here:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...n-mills-27348/

[creagdhubh]

Nice to see a kilt made up in the Cairngorm fashion tartan (fellow on the far right). This is a Batley fabric and does a great job of combining uncommon colors into a beautiful sett.

See the review here:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...n-mills-27348/

Wonderful! This is information in which I was unaware of David. The Cairngorm tartan has a gorgeous sett with a lovely colour scheme.

Thanks for your input,

[SlackerDrummer]

Nice to see a kilt made up in the Cairngorm fashion tartan (fellow on the far right). This is a Batley fabric and does a great job of combining uncommon colors into a beautiful sett.

Unlike yours, though, his kilt seems to have "green" in it as opposed to "weathered green", making it a little less uncommon combination -- aside from the tossing of Azure into the mix, that is.

[davidlpope]

Unlike yours, though, his kilt seems to have "green" in it as opposed to "weathered green", making it a little less uncommon combination -- aside from the tossing of Azure into the mix, that is.

I'm almost certain it is the exact same fabric and just a difference in lighting. The green used is a loden, almost the shade that Dalgliesh uses for it's WOB, but perhaps a bit "muddier". The "red/orange" is actually a coral color, more towards pink than orange. The blues are more muted than the normal navy and azure used by other weavers. It's a very subtle, but pleasing combination.