Hail friends! Got a question for a soon to be kilt wearer

**cessna152towser** · 16th February 06, 12:22 PM

Welcome to the forum, from Scotland. I'd recommend whichever of the family tartans fits in best with the colours you like to wear normally. I'd also recommend a heavyweight. It's a big enough step going kilted for the first time without giving yourself the added embarrassment of wearing colours you don't feel at ease with and stepping out for the first time in a cheap lightweight kilt which will be difficult to control if it's windy. Strange as it may sound, going from lightweight polyester trousers into a heavyweight woollen kilt doesn't feel like near as big a transition as going into a lightweight polyester kilt.

**ByDand** · 16th February 06, 12:41 PM

Welcome to the site. I would get what I felt most comfortable with and wear it with pride.

**646guy** · 16th February 06, 01:31 PM

I would definitely say if the family tartan doesn't appeal to you then don't get it because you probably won't wear it. If they all look good to you, put them all side by side and make a choice as to which one you like best AND is the one you will most likely wear given the current contents of your closet. Makes a HUGE difference there...

**Blu (Ontario)** · 16th February 06, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

... Strange as it may sound, going from lightweight polyester trousers into a heavyweight woollen kilt doesn't feel like near as big a transition as going into a lightweight polyester kilt.

That's the truth of it... There's nothing that quite compares to comfort and swing of a traditional heavyweight. The Scots got the formula right a long time ago and it hasn't been equalled yet!

blu