Let's see your THCD formal attire!

[cck]

MY wife and I at the opening night of Austin Opera

[Mikilt]

[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!

[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.