So you're going to wear the kilt book

**mcnice** · 23rd February 05, 10:52 AM

thats really a change to not have always male point of views here.

so are u wearing kilts also?
i have lot of discussion with my fiancé about female skirts. those skirts makes it impossible to sit in a relaxed way, every time u need to push legs together as if u had a cramp ;)
unsaid that those garments don´t really allow movement at all.

so when men get their emancipation from trousers, maybe by the way also the female world gets an upgrade of their achieved freedom ;)

**Thistle Stop** · 23rd February 05, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by mcnice

thats really a change to not have always male point of views here.

so are u wearing kilts also?
i have lot of discussion with my fiancé about female skirts. those skirts makes it impossible to sit in a relaxed way, every time u need to push legs together as if u had a cramp ;)
unsaid that those garments don´t really allow movement at all.

so when men get their emancipation from trousers, maybe by the way also the female world gets an upgrade of their achieved freedom ;)

I think women should investigate wearing a 'real' kilt -- though many cannot wear them as traditionally made because the female waist is usually smaller in proportion to the hips, compared to a man's, which means that if the waist fits, a man's kilt would be too tight on a lady at the hip, or if the hip fits, the waist would be too large. Most women need hip darts to make a skirt fit, or gathers. Putting in darts disrupts the way the tartan sett is maintained (in pleating to sett or to stripe) in a traditional man's kilt. A lady's _kilted skirt_, however, is a comfortable and stylish garment that I encourage all women to try if they like to wear skirts. It is similar to a kilt, but fitted to a woman's contours. It can be made in any length. Unlike a man's kilt, there is usually a sewn hem rather than a selvedge at the bottom, and ladies' kilted skirts are normally made in 10 or 11 oz. tartan rather than the 13 to 16 oz. (or heavier) tartan used for men's kilts. They do not have quite the same 'swing' to the pleats, which often are not made as deep as in a man's kilt. The leather straps and buckles are normally smaller and lighter than the male version, and there is no canvas lining. I sell ladies' off-the-peg kilted skirts in a below-the-knee length for $175.00 USD, which is a typical price amongst US merchants. My kiltmaker in Scotland also tailors bespoke (i.e., made to measure) kilts for women, at prices similar to those for men's kilts.

Cheers,

Cyndi

**Galant** · 23rd February 05, 12:45 PM

Cyndi, nice to hear from you. I have a friend who might well love one of those kilted skirts. How long before your website features them?

**Thistle Stop** · 23rd February 05, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Galant

Cyndi, nice to hear from you. I have a friend who might well love one of those kilted skirts. How long before your website features them?

I'm doing the web site myself, and being VERY slow about it... but in the meantime, tell me your friend's waist measurement and I'll let you know what tartans I have in stock in her size. I can order them in most tartans, too.

Cheers,

Cyndi

**Pour1Malt** · 20th May 06, 03:05 AM

ai think ai saw copies o 'the book' in a local shop....

ai'll gae oot an check local shops the dee an report bock!

**Pour1Malt** · 20th May 06, 06:42 AM

alricht... jus back fraim mai local discount bookshop...

where ai've seen 'the book' afore...

no copies there the noo...

but the lassie thinks they will get a few maire next week....

we will see....

**David Thornton** · 21st May 06, 08:12 AM

Please see the following link to the book available at a variety of stores. I do not know them all, but I use this search extensivly and have never been dissapounted in any of the other members. Prices start at $4

http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/Ref...E&ordering=ASC

**A Hay** · 21st May 06, 09:23 AM

I picked up my copy in Fredricksburg VA about 5 years ago and it was really helpful in making up my mind to acquire my first kilt. Cost me 11.95.

I purchased a copy of Scottish Clans & Tartans by Ian Grimble at Barnes and Noble for $5.99 in April. It's a nice small reference book for some of the more common tartans.