Which is the correct way to wear a plaid?

**Hosehead** · 14th December 05, 02:23 PM

Well, here is a wedding pic with my fly plaid. I was holding part of it so it would sit properly for the photo. Most of the time, it sits okay, unless you try to mess with it, then it looks terrible. I will see if there are others that show the placement from the back side.

**GlassMan** · 14th December 05, 08:48 PM

I've got some really old Victorian plates that I'll scan in and share. From what I can tell it should be worn over the left shoulder. According to the guy at Hector Russell in SF, the bottom edge on your back should be about level with the bottom of your kilt or a little lower and then whatever is therefore needed should hang over the front of your shoulder and held in place with a kilt pin.

In the old plates there are also images of men wearing the plaid folded and pinned in place. Done that way the plaid falls to about belt level on your back. Even though that doesn't seem common now, I've also seen some old Victorian paintings that show the same method so I guess it was okay at that time. Personally if I'm going to be in my wheel chair a lot I use the folded method because it keeps me from sitting on the plaid or having it bunched up in a ball behind my back.

**GlassMan** · 14th December 05, 08:49 PM

Oh, and the wedding photo looks great Hosehead. And I love your Avatar.

**mbhandy** · 14th December 05, 09:56 PM

Hosehead Great Pic.

Where did you get your Kilt Socks? I am in the boonies. need help!

MrBill

**michael steinrok** · 14th December 05, 10:10 PM

Left shoulder for a woman means she is taking or joining her husbands clan . Right shoulder means she retains her position in her maiden clan. For most men this is not a problem . So over the left shoulder it goes gentlemen.

**MacConnachie** · 15th December 05, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by michael steinrok

Left shoulder for a woman means she is taking or joining her husbands clan . Right shoulder means she retains her position in her maiden clan. For most men this is not a problem . So over the left shoulder it goes gentlemen.

Aha! Thank you, Michael! I've been asked by a couple of lasses wi Scottish ancestry how they might wear such an item, and my response was rather "unenlightening" and filled with "Well, er, I think it's probably" OKs . . .

Slainte,
Mac

**macwilkin** · 15th December 05, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by michael steinrok

Left shoulder for a woman means she is taking or joining her husbands clan . Right shoulder means she retains her position in her maiden clan. For most men this is not a problem . So over the left shoulder it goes gentlemen.

Have a look at this article about women's sashes on the Scottish Tartans Authority's web site:

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/...ess/Sashes.asp

Cheers,

Todd

**mddock58** · 15th December 05, 08:11 PM

I just love the internet! it's a great source for both giving and getting information.

This is great!

**dejudicibus** · 16th December 05, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Have a look at this article about women's sashes on the Scottish Tartans Authority's web site:

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/...ess/Sashes.asp

Todd

Mmm... Looking at James Morgan's image it looks like I could use any kind of jacket with kilts, not necessarily the traditional one. It is practically impossible to find in Italy Scottish jackets, and purchasing a jacket from Internet is too expensive. I think I will try to use a jacket of mine, probably a navy blue one, since my kilt is the Hunting MacLeod tartan.