Pringle of Scotland

[Freelander Sporrano]

I know what many of you think about Tartan ties with kiltsBut...............Tartan shoes....!!!!!!!!!

[James]

As a traditionalist, I do find them slightly strange: however there are two points arising:-

First if a reputed clothier such as Pringle are prepared to devote so much time and money to putting them on show, it suggests that they are seeing a market extending beyond the traditional kilt wearer. For if merely trying to attract attention, they could have just shown one amongst their more general clothing range. So whilst their examples might be rather extreme, it is indicative of a growing kilt wearing population, and that such a population is appearing upon the horizon of reputed clothiers.

Secondly, if such variants as the Utilikilt are accepted, are there any grounds for not accepting the Pringle variants?

James

[PaulS]

I don't have a problem accepting the Pringle variants, I just think they look a bit goofy. Utilikilts have a front apron and rear pleats, and thusly, fit the standard of what a kilt should look like, even if they do have other things like front snaps and cargo pockets. The brown Pringles variant simply looks like the man is wearing a bag made of nylon.

[Big Dave]

I think the pringle vertion of the kilt (yuck!) is just for people who want to be so called different, but the same as everyone else wearing one. If they do catch on, good for them, if not, whatever. We'll still be the best looking ones in kilts eitherway.

[Blu (Ontario)]

As a traditionalist, I do find them slightly strange: however there are two points arising:-

First if a reputed clothier such as Pringle are prepared to devote so much time and money to putting them on show, it suggests that they are seeing a market extending beyond the traditional kilt wearer. ... it is indicative of a growing kilt wearing population, and that such a population is appearing upon the horizon of reputed clothiers.
Secondly, if such variants as the Utilikilt are accepted, are there any grounds for not accepting the Pringle variants?
James

I've been wondering about that myself... what do they know that we don't?

[Iolaus]

...Secondly, if such variants as the Utilikilt are accepted, are there any grounds for not accepting the Pringle variants?

James

I think the biggest problem we have with the images shown is the outlandish sense of ..."style"? accompanying the kilts.

Also, I can see several problems accompanying the use of such light fabric; billowing in the wind is one, an akward "profile" might be another; you can see the obvious need for the long heavy jackets. ;)

[Graham]

I'm a traditionalist too, but I'm becoming a wee bit more charitable in my thinking towards modern variants of the kilt aka unbifurcated garments.

Hamish showed me the 21st Century stuff, and while most of it I would never wear, I have to say that any move away from trousers is a good move.

If acceptance among the young of even these outlandish garments is widened, then kiltwearers will not appear so strange, what do you think?

[Bob C]

Compared to that crap, we're downright conservative.

[Blu (Ontario)]

... If acceptance among the young of even these outlandish garments is widened, then kiltwearers will not appear so strange, what do you think?

Not sure, Graham... If somebody wasn't buying them, they wouldn't be making them. You never know... we may be witnessing the birth of kilt revolution. Then again, maybe it's just a hic-up.

[Iolaus]

Not sure, Graham... If somebody wasn't buying them, they wouldn't be making them. You never know... we may be witnessing the birth of kilt revolution. Then again, maybe it's just a hic-up.

A lot of what makes it to the fashion runway never really gets made for sale; it's just thrown up there to test reactions.

I went through their 2005 spring summer collection and found a couple of kilts, but from what I could see (which wasn't much) they looked a bit more "normal", Solid colors, but IIRC, they were of a traditional build (meanig a wide, flat, straight apron), and made of a more solid fabric than that parachute fabric.