Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Kilted KT]

DO dance wi' the bride till she hae tae shout fur help!

this one I agree with to no end. Went to a fraternity brother's wedding in me kilt, danced with the bride, her mom and her grandma at the reception until we were kicked out. Was a fantastic time.

[Pour1Malt]

ai'm no sure whit this fella is oop tae...

but this looks like a DINNAE tae me...

[ronstew]

Sorry - got to be serious for a moment.

I don't know about Ghillie Brogues. There is an old thread about a fellow who was told by some kilted men that if he was going to dress like a girl, he should go sit with the girls. As I recall, his sin was wearing white hose with shoes laced around the ankles. (It is conceivable that I am misinterpreting).

How big a sin is it to wear good quality black shoes without lacing them around the ankles?

[Nick]

Sorry - got to be serious for a moment.

I don't know about Ghillie Brogues. There is an old thread about a fellow who was told by some kilted men that if he was going to dress like a girl, he should go sit with the girls. As I recall, his sin was wearing white hose with shoes laced around the ankles. (It is conceivable that I am misinterpreting).

How big a sin is it to wear good quality black shoes without lacing them around the ankles?

I like ghillie brogues. Maybe I'll be skewered for saying it, but I do. 'Course, I also like spats, monocles, and double breasted vests, so it may just be me. I don't like the buckled shoes like gent in the last picture is wearing, they remind me to much of Mary Janes.

[Pour1Malt]

Sorry - got to be serious for a moment.

I don't know about Ghillie Brogues. There is an old thread about a fellow who was told by some kilted men that if he was going to dress like a girl, he should go sit with the girls. As I recall, his sin was wearing white hose with shoes laced around the ankles. (It is conceivable that I am misinterpreting).

How big a sin is it to wear good quality black shoes without lacing them around the ankles?

Ghillie Brogues are definately the preferred formal kilt footwear in Scotland....

ai'm aften the 'odd mon oot' because ai prefer boots....

GB's hae really lang laces so ya can properly tie then roon yur ankles... many guys wear regular dress shoes... but ai think they look wrang....(thot's jus me though)

[Hamish]

Ghillie Brogues are definately the preferred formal kilt footwear in Scotland....

Aye, Robertson, and they seem to be across the world, but they are not 'traditional' footwear! Ghillie Brogues are something of a Victorian abomination (I think they look absolutely ghastly!) - the buckled shoe is much more correct from an historical viewpoint and is, to my mind, much more attractive.

ai'm aften the 'odd mon oot' because ai prefer boots....

I do too, for casual wear, but never when formally dressed!!

GB's hae really lang laces so ya can properly tie then roon yur ankles... many guys wear regular dress shoes... but ai think they look wrang....(thot's jus me though)

For the past 55 years, when attending formal functions, I have worn regular black dress shoes because I vowed never to wear GBs. Only very recently, have I invested in a pair of Glenfinnan buckled shoes from Mackenzie-Frain, but, as yet, I've no formal events on my calendar which will give me the opportunity to wear them!! Anyone care to invite me?!!!

[Kilted KT]

For the past 55 years, when attending formal functions, I have worn regular black dress shoes because I vowed never to wear GBs. Only very recently, have I invested in a pair of Glenfinnan buckled shoes from Mackenzie-Frain, but, as yet, I've no formal events on my calendar which will give me the opportunity to wear them!! Anyone care to invite me?!!!

no formal occasion? I thought every day was a formal occasion, being that every day is Kilt day!

[Pour1Malt]

Aye, Robertson, and they seem to be across the world, but they are not 'traditional' footwear! Ghillie Brogues are something of a Victorian abomination (I think they look absolutely ghastly!) - the buckled shoe is much more correct from an historical viewpoint and is, to my mind, much more attractive.
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aye- yur richt... ai ken some people that think that all the kilts an clan tartans we use today are Victorian abomination tae...

[Niblox]

Aye, Robertson, and they seem to be across the world, but they are not 'traditional' footwear! Ghillie Brogues are something of a Victorian abomination (I think they look absolutely ghastly!) - the buckled shoe is much more correct from an historical viewpoint and is, to my mind, much more attractive.


I do too, for casual wear, but never when formally dressed!!


For the past 55 years, when attending formal functions, I have worn regular black dress shoes because I vowed never to wear GBs. Only very recently, have I invested in a pair of Glenfinnan buckled shoes from Mackenzie-Frain, but, as yet, I've no formal events on my calendar which will give me the opportunity to wear them!! Anyone care to invite me?!!!

I just wear well-polished black Doc Martins. Look absolutely fabulous, darlings! (just joking) Seriously, though, plain black shoes are the best things to wear with a kilt, they don't detract from the look (ghillie brogues look silly, in my humble opinion).

[Kilted KT]

ai'm no sure whit this fella is oop tae...

but this looks like a DINNAE tae me...

Hmm...looks like an over-zealous wife tried to make up for something by making a tartan EVERYTHING...poor guy