If you're gonna dress in tartan, and run a kilt shop, learn a wee bit about it......

[SeumasA]

Sorta Rosanne Rosannadanna-ish

[freep]

Sorta what I was going for.

[McMurdo]

My brother was going to rent Prince Charlie's and kilts for his wedding years ago in Niagara on the Lake, so he went to the tartan shop in Niagara on the Lake and when he asked for the Royal Stewart (our mom is a Stewart) he was asked by the propieter if he thought he was royal. He ended up wearing a tuxedo, as did his groomsmen. This turned out better for him in the long run as he owns a menswear store and sold all the groomsmen tuxedos.

[Michael Weatherhead]

Michael W, I bet the shopkeeper would have hung on your every word and not argued with you....had you been kilted.

I guess I didn't expect geneology/history experts to work in the circus/carnival environment (which is basically what the renassaince fest is). But maybe have a little knowledge. That's all. Thought about kilting up. Still, I enjoy watching the people, and the entertainment.

[freep]

A bit off topic, but back when I used to play Mountain Man, I wore a Lamont tartan breech clout.
(That was before all the genealogy and DNA. My adoptive father has some tenuous connections to Lamont.)

[Michael Weatherhead]

I'm the kind of guy, that if I have an interest in a subject, and there is someone who knows more about that subject than I do, I'm all ears. Tell me more. I don't pretend to know what I don't know. I'll admit when I had it wrong. So, that's one reason why I'm a member of this site. I want to learn more. I have noticed, though, that some on this site tend to thumb their nose up, at other people, who don't seem to know as much as they do. How are we gonna spread the word, help bring others in to our camp, if we criticize their efforts? Like telling people that you would never wear your kilt for a halloween party. That's your choice, but it wasn't mine. Or about attending a Renaissance festival. I find that there are many on this site, who are positive, about what I have shared, but there are those who were not. It's ok, I'm a big boy...I can take it. But there may be other newcomers who are excited about their new found interest/hobby, and eagerly post photos/experiences. I for one am happy to talk with others about kilts/Scotland/all things celtic. I welcome others. So I try not to criticize them. (not sure why I uploaded all these photos. The first is us at Ren Fest, a couple of years ago).

[freep]

I shall apologize in advance for while I am not enslaved to fashion, I am also a smart a***.

I like your medieval t-shirt, jacket and hat!

I have a Balmoral Bonnet I wear on certain occasions:

[Michael Weatherhead]

You are a guy I'd like to meet. Nice balmoral cap! haha. Earlier, I was talking about people being a little more open-minded, to new comers, to this (hobby, I guess?) It was open-mindedness which led me to want to buy a kilt, in the first place. It was also open-mindedness, which led to my interest in celtic music. I plugged in my phone, Friday (before spr break, and St. Paddy's day), and played my music, while I picked up my school kids on the bus. Some kids cried and yelled, said my music sucked, others thought it was cool. The difference? Some were open-minded, some were not.
I actually got off this site for a while (last fall). Just began again recently. Got tired of snootiness (is that a word?). This group, least of all, should be a close-minded group. I'm not referring to everybody. I have posted photos and comments, and had supportive things posted back to me. And, like I said before, I'm a big boy, I can take either. But it's like my wife and I . We like to shoot clay targets. Imagine if we took some people out shooting with us, for their first time, and made fun of them, as they missed their targets. They might not want to get into shooting, after that. I love all things Scottish, am proud to wear my kilt. Have had good experiences, whether it was at church, or at a halloween party. I also plan to wear my kilt next year, at the Ren Fest. I'm an individual. I'll do what I'm gonna do. And that's that.

[AFS1970]

"Well, he may be from Edinburgh, but he is definitely Welsh."

I think this sums up the whole encounter nicely.

[O'Callaghan]

Sean Connery was indeed an Edinburgh milkman before he became an actor, delivering pints of milk door to door. His last name, of course, is Irish, and he wears kilts in various non-clan tartans because he doesn't consider himself a member of any clan.

I think a lot of Americans could not distinguish between Wales, Ireland and Scotland on a map, unfortunately.