Let's see your THCD formal attire!

[IsaacW]

Maybe I am a country bumpkin, but I have not been to a black tie affair in my adult life. It would be cool to have a nice THCD formal outfit, but I have little opportunity to wear it. Currently, I am just trying to work on my wearing of THCD in general! That said, this is Burns Night at my home last year, about as nice as I have dressed. Pardon the buttoned jacket, I know better now! I also hope to look even better this year!

[McMurdo]

Here is my White Tie outfit, I've lost a few pounds since this photo was taken so it does fit better now.



This is the Black Tie rig

[denmcdough]

Here's my McDonagh kilt.

[figheadair]

Here's my McDonagh kilt.

Nice. Other than a small sample I wove years ago this is the only example I've seen.

[Orionson]

My White Tie for my Daughter's Wedding in Edinburgh last year...

[denmcdough]

Nice. Other than a small sample I wove years ago this is the only example I've seen.

Peter,

Yes, not too many of these floating around, I'd assume. It was a special weave by DC Dalgliesh. And the kilt maker was Wallace Catanach, an XMTS member.

A year or so later, I had Wallace make three more, of the same tartan, kilts for my two sons and myself. However, I chose to lighten up the green, which turned out to be less than I wanted. And, the 24 yards that we had made, before prices went skyrocketing, were not quite to the standard that Dalgliesh is noted for. For whatever reason, the material has a pucker to it. I, along with Wallace, tried to steam it out and press it. No luck! Anyway, here's the "other" color MacDonagh tartan:



As a side note, looks who's watching me through the window....my Airedale, Artan.

[OC Richard]

Ah McMurdo why did you have to post those... now I'll have to get full red & black hose for my Royal Stewart kilt!

[McMurdo]

Ah McMurdo why did you have to post those... now I'll have to get full red & black hose for my Royal Stewart kilt!

I got them through the Scottish Tartan Museum.

[figheadair]

[COLOR="#000080"]A year or so later, I had Wallace make three more, of the same tartan, kilts for my two sons and myself. However, I chose to lighten up the green, which turned out to be less than I wanted. And, the 24 yards that we had made, before prices went skyrocketing, were not quite to the standard that Dalgliesh is noted for. For whatever reason, the material has a pucker to it. I, along with Wallace, tried to steam it out and press it. No luck!

The reason that the material had a pucker is because Dalgliesh must have used yarn from different spinners meaning that the yarn, whilst having the same appearance, will have been spun to a different tension and so each will shrink differently as soon as the cloth is taken off tension and especially during the finishing. Cloth like that should be returned as unserviceable.

[denmcdough]

The reason that the material had a pucker is because Dalgliesh must have used yarn from different spinners meaning that the yarn, whilst having the same appearance, will have been spun to a different tension and so each will shrink differently as soon as the cloth is taken off tension and especially during the finishing. Cloth like that should be returned as unserviceable.

Peter, thanks for the disturbing information. I should have complained right away. I fear it's too late now, as those three kilts were made several years ago. I'll just right it off as stupidity on my part (kilt maker too); "learning the hard way."

It would be nice to have the kilts remade but the cost, now, would be too prohibitive. I wish Wally would have picked up on that, also, as we could have sent it back.

Not only did the material have a pucker to it, it just didn't feel like my first kilt's material. Can't explain it, but I know something is off.