"Official" Prince Charlie Outfits

[Blueline72]

Just hand around the US Highland Games and you will see them.

I'm heading to the Kansas City Highland games this Summer and I suspect there will be times where my wife will be elbowing me in the ribs to keep me from laughing and inadvertently insulting people. I'm always suspect of highland games running concurrent with a Ren Faire. I'm actually kind of dreading encountering an entire regiment of Mel Gibsons.

[OC Richard]

Avoid the 'budget' one! With that one you have to wear your flashes directly in front.

Strange that as you go up in price you still have the cheap-looking white hose.

[TheOfficialBren]

For £1,000 a decent pair of Cheviot hose and a nice proper sporran...nevermind a proper kilt and jacket!

Heck, even some garter ties, decent shoes, a shirt, and a proper tie!

That's more than $1,600!

Wow!

[StevieR]

For £1,000 a decent pair of Cheviot hose and a nice proper sporran...nevermind a proper kilt and jacket!

Heck, even some garter ties, decent shoes, a shirt, and a proper tie!

That's more than $1,600!

Wow!

OK, my "ultimate Scotsman". Here we go:

Hand sewn, eight yard, heavyweight kilt £400
Tweed jacket and waistcoat £280
Plain day sporran £50
Stout pair of black brogues £100
Hose and garters £50
Sterling silver kilt pin £50
Shirt £30
Tie £20
Cufflinks £20

That's £1000 worth of kit, all excellent quality (or better than excellent!) and it took five minutes on the Internet to find it. Just a case of knowing what to look for and where to look for it. I expect a goodly few quid could be knocked off that, especially as shoes, shirt, tie and cufflinks may already be owned and as we all know, there are bargains out there to be had! I really didn't try that hard at all.

[OC Richard]

OK, my "ultimate Scotsman". Here we go:

Hand sewn, eight yard, heavyweight kilt £400
Tweed jacket and waistcoat £280
Plain day sporran £50
Stout pair of black brogues £100
Hose and garters £50
Sterling silver kilt pin £50
Shirt £30
Tie £20
Cufflinks £20

That's £1000 worth of kit, all excellent quality (or better than excellent!) and it took five minutes on the Internet to find it. Just a case of knowing what to look for and where to look for it.

I really like how you think! Super! Top quality is timelessly classy.

The version I wear is:
Heavyweight handsewn 8-yard kilt $600
Lovely vintage tweed jacket from Ebay $120
Vintage plain brown Scottish-made sporran from Ebay $35
Cheviot hose $60
Shooting garter set $20
Ghillies, pre-owned but new, from Ebay $50
Tattersall shirt from Ebay $30
Vintage necktie from Ebay $10
Robert Mackie Balmoral, bought new in the 1980s $40

[TheOfficialBren]

Heavyweight made to measure kilt (5-yard): $320
Cheviot hose: $25 (killer, once in a lifetime time deal)
Tattersall shirt: $30
Garter ties: $20
Non-regimental striped tie: $15 (on sale after Christmas)
Sporran (good quality materials and workmanship): $100
Fancy dress shoes: $50 (you guessed it, on sale)
Jumper/sweater: $60
Tweed Fore-and-aft bonnet: $50

Edited to add:
I smell a sticky coming on.