Now the tale can be told

[NancyMan]

Great by Nancyman!

So, tell us more. Was it being sold by a kiltmaker? Who?

Or, was it sold by a private party?

You're a braver man than I do deal on ebay...I'm still chicken...

Ron

Hi Ron,

Nope, not a kiltmaker, but if I had to make a guess, I'd say it was manufactured in the far east by someone who was an extremely good tailor. They probably had a model to work from and went from there.

And since I don't have a digital camera, here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Someday soon I'm going to corral a buddy of mine into taking pics of me in all of my kilts. I'll post them then.

Cheers,
Vincent

[Bob C]

Is it just me, or does that not look exactly like Royal Stewart?

[GlassMan]

Not enough colors in it for Royal Stewart. Royal Stewart is horrible busy.

[NancyMan]

See, now this is why I love this forum. Because there's always watchdogs like Bob C. and GlassMan who aren't afraid to be critical. And maybe they are right. After all, I'm no expert. But I still DO think its Royal Stewart. For one thing, I've got the hat which is an exact match. I got it in a store called Edinburgh House. They had the hats in just two tartans. While neither was labelled, I took them to be Black Watch and Royal Stewart. What else would they stock if they wanted a couple of "universal" tartans to sell to tourists? Secondly, that picture doesn't pick up all the colours. Under a good light I can see red, white, yellow, black and blue.

On the other hand it wouldn't break my heart if it were something else. I guess until an expert chimes in here we will have to let it be just another of the mysteries in my closet. But thanks for the input, guys.

Vincent

[Bob C]

Here's the Royal Stewart swatch from the STA site. Sorry about the huge size. How does this compare to the actual kilt?

[NancyMan]

Yessiree Bob, that is it precisely. Good work my man. Now I really know what I'm holdin.

Cheers,
Vincent

[Bob C]

Good. Glad to help.

[GlassMan]

See, now this is why I love this forum. Because there's always watchdogs like Bob C. and GlassMan who aren't afraid to be critical. And maybe they are right. After all, I'm no expert. But I still DO think its Royal Stewart. For one thing, I've got the hat which is an exact match. I got it in a store called Edinburgh House. They had the hats in just two tartans. While neither was labelled, I took them to be Black Watch and Royal Stewart. What else would they stock if they wanted a couple of "universal" tartans to sell to tourists? Secondly, that picture doesn't pick up all the colours. Under a good light I can see red, white, yellow, black and blue.

On the other hand it wouldn't break my heart if it were something else. I guess until an expert chimes in here we will have to let it be just another of the mysteries in my closet. But thanks for the input, guys.

Vincent

I think that what the rest of us needed was a close-up of the kilt. On my monitor I just can't see all the colors on the kilt photo.