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13th March 25, 08:11 AM
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 Originally Posted by GG
Actually that first one, posted by Shaun Maxwell in Texas, is also a Blåkläder, an older design, I think, and I see from your link that they have now changed the style slightly.
I have 2 Blåkläder kilts, 'workmen's kilts' in black and in dark tan, copiously equipped with pockets and loops and compartmented pockets with slots for narrow tools like screwdrivers and wider ones for pliers – hammers go on a loop. When I used to do more DIY, I wore the black one; I use the tan one for garden work.
Blåkläder (literally, 'Blue Clothes') are a Swedish workmen's wear company, and to my recollection the kilt was invented as a joke at their annual fashion show about fifteen years ago, and they were taken aback to find there was genuine demand. (They also do, or did, a white one for decorators.) These garments certainly do not meet Jock Scot's criteria for a 'genuine' kilt!
The biggest drawback, I find, is that the fabric is very stiff, and swings open in front fairly readily. But maybe that was the point (cf Father Bill's observations about road crews in Ontario).
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