Your evolution in the kilt

[possingk]

Right now I don't have a mercedies, but I think of my three USA Casuals as the best Land Rover in the world. I have debated getting a traditional 8 yardm and someday I will, but for right now, I can do anything in these kilts. Disc golf in the woods and the mud, no problem have at it, and I wear the one with the patch so I don't snag a kilt pin. Want to go out to dinner with HoseHead while he is in his eight yarder or five yard wool, well I know mine isn't the same, but dressed up very few untrained eyes are going to see a difference. I can't wait for my 5 yard Xmarks kilt, but as usual the funds will be tight for a while so I will just have the cloth for a while. In the mean time, I know unlike real land Rovers that my kilts won't be in the shop for repairs.

I understand that my Casual's aren't heavy and wool and all that, but for the money they are a kilt that I will have for a long time, and be able to wear whatever the occasion. 14 oz wool in the woods in summer, not a great idea, just like taking a mercedes in the woods. But a Land Rover can be made to look like a sophisticated car, and you can drive it through the woods when the urge strikes you.

I have mercedes dream (believe me I have a spread sheet of kilts I would buy with powerball winnings), unfortunately my wife and I both work for the government, and to get a Land Rover on a kia budget is more than I could have hoped for. I still hope to get a few more kilts, Freedom Kilt is one, and someday a Possinger tartan, but I still love the kilts I have.

[Blu (Ontario)]

)... Bottom line: Are you a kilt Snob?

Nooo.... I would describe it along the lines of being a Kilt Illuminati.

I started with the 16oz 8 yard fully traditional kilt and from there dabbled from time to time in lighter and less traditional kilts. Although I would never consider spending my hard earned dollars on a Sportkilt. Thay may be cheap but from what I've seen, they are false economy. To me, that's not snobbish... that's just being dollar wise.

[Colin]

14 oz wool in the woods in summer, not a great idea, just like taking a mercedes in the woods.

Why not? Even though a wool kilt is heavier, it is amazing how the wool makes up for the temperature. It's nice a warm in the winter, but even now with the weather getting warmer, it is still very comfortable and breathes really well. The beauty of natural fibres.

Land Rovers around my neck of the woods are status symbols that only see the dirt if they have to drive past a construction site. Pretty sad.

[macwilkin]

Why not? Even though a wool kilt is heavier, it is amazing how the wool makes up for the temperature. It's nice a warm in the winter, but even now with the weather getting warmer, it is still very comfortable and breathes really well. The beauty of natural fibres.

Land Rovers around my neck of the woods are status symbols that only see the dirt if they have to drive past a construction site. Pretty sad.

Thanks, Colin, for raising this point. The traditional wool kilt is, as Matt, Scotus and others always point out, a very veristile garment that can be worn according to the event -- after all, the kilt of the Highland Regiments worn into battle for years was a traditional wool kilt.

I would compare the traditional wool to a Land Rover (or a Barbour Jacket)! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[macsim]

I started out with a traditional wool kilt, totally unaware that there was anything else. This would've been around 97/98 I guess. At first I wanted to be as "authentic" as possible and went with a Jacobite shirt and all the usual stuff. Later I discovered UK's and bought one as I was beginning to realize there was much more to this kilt thing than Highland Games and formal occasions. Then somewhere along the line I began to swing back toward a tartan look but dressed down a bit, i.e. a t-shirt, boots, with or without hose, etc. I recently bought a Sport Kilt as something very casual but my next kilt will likely be traditional wool again. I like having a choice and I've pretty much conquered my need to be "authentic," especially when I realized I wasn't all that authentic anyway!

[Robin]

I started with a traditional 16oz 8 yards tartan kilt (a "tank") and now I'm spoiled...I love them!

I love the tartan, the wool, the craftmanship, the weight, the deep pleats, the number of pleats, the swing, the feel, the look, the straps...even the smell.

I also like to wear them in a traditional fashion...mostly casual...hose, flashes, sporran, belt...the lot.

I always try my utmost best to dress up "Hamish proof"...matching colours etc.

This might sound snobbish, but I'm not...it's just what I like most (overhere I can wear my kilts inside out and nobody will notice )

I just like the look and feel of a traditional tartan kilt most...and I like to do things "right" (whatever that may be )

It's a matter of personal taste...I do what I like and I respect and admire what others wear. I'll never wear a leather kilt...not my taste, but they still look great when I see others wear it...same with those funky boots toadinakilt showed us...I love them!...I'll never wear them myself though.

This forum would be very boring when we all have the same thoughts and taste.

[Kilted KT]

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I always try my utmost best to dress up "Hamish proof"...matching colours etc.
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That is a huge undertaking...how many hours do you spend "Hamish Proofing" yourself? Must take forever...

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

I agree Kilted KT, just getting everything together for an outfit takes long enough. I don't have enough time in the morning to make my outfit Ham Proof and also get my daughters off to school! I just take comfort in the fact that Ham does not work in my office, and there is nobody there that will know if I make a mistake. Truly, even after more than 6 months kilted at work, I think that most people stop when they see the kilt. I could wear a bright orange shirt and purple hose with a black watch kilt and I don't think anybody would say anything. Which works to my advantage as we enter the warm months. I have been very careful since I started full-time to wear pulled up hose, and flashes if I have them to match the kilt, and I think that is a more formal look and probaby appropriate for office attire. However, it is getting nice outside, and I have started wearing the hose pushed down occasionally. My goal is to get everybody used to that look before high summer, so I can do that all the time and nobody will be the wiser.

[Robin]

That is a huge undertaking...how many hours do you spend "Hamish Proofing" yourself? Must take forever...

Yes...and that's fine...it's part of the fun...for me

I try...

[Kilted KT]

I agree Kilted KT, just getting everything together for an outfit takes long enough. I don't have enough time in the morning to make my outfit Ham Proof and also get my daughters off to school! I just take comfort in the fact that Ham does not work in my office, and there is nobody there that will know if I make a mistake. Truly, even after more than 6 months kilted at work, I think that most people stop when they see the kilt. I could wear a bright orange shirt and purple hose with a black watch kilt and I don't think anybody would say anything. Which works to my advantage as we enter the warm months. I have been very careful since I started full-time to wear pulled up hose, and flashes if I have them to match the kilt, and I think that is a more formal look and probaby appropriate for office attire. However, it is getting nice outside, and I have started wearing the hose pushed down occasionally. My goal is to get everybody used to that look before high summer, so I can do that all the time and nobody will be the wiser.

breaking them in slow...best way. I'm on step three of the 12 step program to being fully kilted at work. First step was getting a kilt. Second was actually wearing it to work once. Now I need to find more ... ahem... "holidays" that I can use to wear it again.