1 Kilt 10 Looks : A Visual Guide to Formality in Highland Attire

[Liam]

Well Liam we can try that, but we still have to come up with 10 characters. Any suggestions??

I would just leave it, but I don't think that is the best for others coming through. I don't think either of us intended for the result so we should probably make an effort to clean it up.

Try "post deleated" as I have....

[Kevin Murphy]

Very cool. I don't normally like royal Stewart but you wear it well. Nice choice of colors to compliment.

[McMurdo]

Thanks Kevin I learned it from people on this forum.

[Faizan Ahmad]

1 Kilt 10 Looks : A Visual Guide to Formality in Highland Attire

Not too long ago a new member to X Marks the Scot.com posted a question about the levels of formality in highland attire. The two of us each thought that the best way to illustrate this was to dig up various previously posted photos and offer them as guide to these various stages or levels of formality as we saw them.

We got to thinking about how often this question comes up, especially for the North Americans on our forum. The world we live in is far more casual than the one of our grandparents' day and children are not generally taught about, or familiar with, expected levels of dress as they grow up.

We thought it would be a useful project for each of us to take a single tartan kilt and come up with ten different outfits that ranged from the utmost casual to white tie formal. This would also be a chance to show how truly versatile the kilt is. To make this as helpful as possible, to the most people, Glen choose the red-based Royal Stewart tartan and Jamie chose the green-based Black Watch tartan for their kilts. These are universal tartans that many own and most are familiar with. Both kilts are traditionally made and of traditional wool tartan cloth.

Using what we have learned on XMTS over the last couple of years and combining it with our own personal sense of style we present this visual guide to help others better understand how to dress up or dress down a kilted outfit.

You will see that between the two of us there are some differences in our approach to fashion and formality. This is very much intentional, but both of us take inspiration from classic highland attire even if sometimes we deviate from its conventions.

Between us we hope to show a range on the fashion scale of highland attire to inspire others instead of a single point to simply emulate.

Best Regards

Jamie and Glen

Thats is really good.

[carlisle401]

Very good photos. If I could make a little suggestion and please do not take this the wrong way.

If you have the top of your hose two fingers width below the knee and a three inch turn down on the hose, it would be a complete 5 star!

Hope you don't mind me making a suggestion, if so I apologize.

Jim

[BobCampbell]

I posted this in another thread that linked to this thread, but wanted to leave it here as well.

Seriously thank you for making this post. This thread is THE reason I am looking into getting a tartan kilt. Love the versatility presented and I look forward to playing with options for different levels as the occasions present themselves.

[McMurdo]

I posted this in another thread that linked to this thread, but wanted to leave it here as well.

Seriously thank you for making this post. This thread is THE reason I am looking into getting a tartan kilt. Love the versatility presented and I look forward to playing with options for different levels as the occasions present themselves.

Glad to hear that, this really is the reason we did the thread in the first place. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[Smallpipe]

Thank you for a very informative thread. I already used your sugestions to go and visit a Scottish weekend ith Highland games and such ... I sported the casual/sporty style with confidence and had a great day!

[Angela Kaye Bodine]

So very handsome you both look ... thank you so much for posting those terrific pictures... Angie

[Alvin]

What a cool thread you have created!