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11th October 12, 07:26 AM
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While there may not be a review per se of So You're Going to Wear the Kilt, it has been much discussed. "Scotty" Thompson has been very influential in American kilt-wearing, but also largely responsible for the divergence of American kilt-wearing from more traditional Scottish kilt-wearing. There are things he advocates that apparently just aren't done across the pond. It's a reasonable and inexpensive resource for the complete novice who lacks the availability of kilt-wearing mentors, but other resources (like this forum) should be sought as well.
Kenneth Mansfield
NON OBLIVISCAR
My tartan quilt: Austin, Campbell, Hamilton, MacBean, MacFarlane, MacLean, MacRae, Robertson, Sinclair (and counting)
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11th October 12, 07:57 AM
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It is a very long time since I have read the book, so my memory of the detail is scant and I know that some of us have our reservations and criticisms of the book, but actually it is a very handy guide for the novice kilt wearer.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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11th October 12, 07:57 AM
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Unfortunately the tag system is such that it will only accept 25 characters and that includes spaces.
Whereas - So You're Going to Wear the Kilt - is a total of 32.
So there we have it.
I do have a copy, and you are quite right, Nile, it is a good read.
Regards
Chas
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11th October 12, 08:03 AM
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 Originally Posted by SlackerDrummer
While there may not be a review per se of So You're Going to Wear the Kilt, it has been much discussed. "Scotty" Thompson has been very influential in American kilt-wearing, but also largely responsible for the divergence of American kilt-wearing from more traditional Scottish kilt-wearing. There are things he advocates that apparently just aren't done across the pond. It's a reasonable and inexpensive resource for the complete novice who lacks the availability of kilt-wearing mentors, but other resources (like this forum) should be sought as well.
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Well put, Kenneth.
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11th October 12, 09:00 AM
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 Originally Posted by SlackerDrummer
While there may not be a review per se of So You're Going to Wear the Kilt, it has been much discussed. "Scotty" Thompson has been very influential in American kilt-wearing, but also largely responsible for the divergence of American kilt-wearing from more traditional Scottish kilt-wearing. There are things he advocates that apparently just aren't done across the pond. It's a reasonable and inexpensive resource for the complete novice who lacks the availability of kilt-wearing mentors, but other resources (like this forum) should be sought as well.
When I wore my first kilt in 1982 this was about all that was available on kilt-wearing except what you could "learn" at the local Games, Scottish Country Dancing, etc. There was no internet, let alone a kilt-wearer's forum like XMTS. If nothing else, I learned about the proper kilt length and what the difference was between day-wear and evening-wear, which have served me well in the years since. When I reread it last year there were a few minor things I disagreed with, but on the whole I still recommend it as a useful reference for beginning kilt-wearers - in addition to XMTS!
Virginia Commissioner, Elliot Clan Society, USA
Adjutant, 1745 Appin Stewart Regiment
Scottish-American Military Society
US Marine (1970-1999)
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11th October 12, 08:05 PM
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Thank you all for the feed back. I am a novice with no real tradition in kilt wearing so the book seemed authoritative to me. However, I agree with Kenneth, I'm getting a lot of good information from this forum and I especially value the pictures of how people are wearing kilts. For example, the "Too Traditional" thread, elsewhere on this forum is an education unto it self. A lot of good stuff in that, especially from the Scotts.
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12th October 12, 06:08 AM
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I get the feeling that Scotty Thompson would have been an extremely active member of this forum!
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12th October 12, 06:43 AM
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While Thompson's book is generally a good one, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Matt Newsome's web site:
http://wwww.albanach.org
And in particular, Matt's own book, Patented Advice for First Time Kilt Wearers:
http://www.albanach.org/books.html
When I meet folks who are new to Highland dress in our local St. Andrew's Society, I generally refer them to Matt's site, the Scottish Tartans Museum and the Scottish Tartans Authority.
T.
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12th October 12, 06:51 AM
#9
 Originally Posted by cajunscot
While Thompson's book is generally a good one, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Matt Newsome's web site:
http://wwww.albanach.org
And in particular, Matt's own book, Patented Advice for First Time Kilt Wearers:
http://www.albanach.org/books.html
When I meet folks who are new to Highland dress in our local St. Andrew's Society, I generally refer them to Matt's site, the Scottish Tartans Museum and the Scottish Tartans Authority.
T.
A fantastic resource indeed! A big *** here! 
Cheers Todd,
Last edited by creagdhubh; 12th October 12 at 06:52 AM.
Reason: Typo.
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12th October 12, 12:23 PM
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Thank you for the recomendation. I visited the museum's site and ordered Matt's book "Patented Advice for First Time Kilt Wearers" from the book store.
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