Basic kilt wearing questions:)

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ad 1) Sitting down
Like MiKilt said: “When sitting down, simply reach back and give your pleats a sweep forward so that they lay flat under your bottom and your legs.”
Further when sitting, keep your legs together or be sure to press down the apron and sporran between your legs.

ad 2. Type of sporran
With sporrans it is difficult to advise you, not knowing in which connections you are primarily going to wear your kilt.
As my kilt wearing to 95% is “nice casual” my first choice is a day wear sporran. I have them in black and brown, as I have belts and shoes.
Mine are plain, i.e. without tassels. The reasons for this are: 1) I like good design, and that to me means simplicity (I’m a Dane). 2) I hate so sound like a drummer, when I move around.

I do have two semi dress sporrans, but I seldom wear them, not even always when they had been more appropriate than my day wear sporrans. Again design/look counts to me more than rules or tradition.

ad 3) Chain, strap or hanger
I always wear my day sporrans with leather straps. I know they are said to wear the kilt less than a chain, and good if so. Again my main reason, however, is the cleaner design of a strap compared to that of a sporran chain.



More on sporrans here

http://www.dress2kilt.eu/en0103_buying_accessories.htm

http://blog.dress2kilt.eu: post 65 and 66.

More on sitting in a kilt here

http://dress2kilt.eu/en0104_dress2kilt.htm