Some pictures (finally) and observations

[mbhandy]

Nice pics, Troy
I see the girls are smiling, Don't be so :neutral:
Give us a grin????

MrBill

[Graham]

Very very nice Troy, you look grand in the Cornish Nat. I just bought Cornish hunting for my wife, I'd like a kilt in it for myself.

Who made your kilt?

Come down to Tassie and we'll have a kilt night!

[Blu (Ontario)]

Your gracile colleagues obviously appreciate your excellent choice of attire.

?... a silly question - I'm not familliar with the style of necktie you have. Is it a bowtie tucked under the collar, or is it a different style altogether...?

[David Dalglish]

You look very smart, A smile would not go a miss, Hope you had a great time

[efer]

Nice photos Glad to hear it went well.

[Hamish]

Troy,

At last! Someone else with the Cornish National - I was begining to think I had the only one here at X Marks!

You are looking really good and fully at ease in it, although I have to agree with David about the smile!!!

A question for you: if you wear the Cornish National casually (and I hope you do), do you have difficulty in co-ordinating shirts, hose, etc. with it? Because of the black content in the tartan, brown leather accessories just do not work. Beige shirts and hose, which I normally advocate for almost any tartan, do not hack it either. I find myself keeping this kilt for more formal occasions where black and white are more fitting.

PS: I am just about to order an Arran sweater in black to wear mainly with the Cornish National, and the Breton National which poses similar problems.

[Schultz]

That looks fantastic!

As a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I need to get one of these. It's the perfect tartan, for the team and the city in general.

I was also thinking about the question Hamish introduces. What would one wear with this on a casual basis? Outside of a fan gathering/game, where I would tend towards the ridiculous (or at least ridiculous to the uninitiated...lots of black and gold), the only thing I can think of wearing for a casual basis would be a "natural" Arran sweater and off white hose to match.

I also agree that a brown sporran just won't cut it.

[Troy]

Troy,


A question for you: if you wear the Cornish National casually (and I hope you do), do you have difficulty in co-ordinating shirts, hose, etc. with it? Because of the black content in the tartan, brown leather accessories just do not work. Beige shirts and hose, which I normally advocate for almost any tartan, do not hack it either. I find myself keeping this kilt for more formal occasions where black and white are more fitting.

When going casual, I usually opt for a plain black or plain white T-shirt, or black long-sleeved jersey top. I've also got a few 'beer' T-shirts, such as 'Guinness' & 'James Squire' which seem to work well.

I wore a black polo shirt to the ANZAC Day Dawn Service this year, and I think it looked neat enough without being too dressy. A black dress shirt does a similar job also. In fact, I wore the kilt with a black shirt, off-white hose, sgian dubh, and black suede brothel creepers to my mate's son's christening and it seemed to work a treat.

I have a very dark charcoal coloured Aran that I think looks great for winter wear also.

My casual footwear is usually black Doc Martens and scrunched-down hose.

I pretty much agree that black and/or white are the best colour options - I wouldn't dream of brown footwear or sporran - but I'm sure it would be possible to co-ordinate with some of the other colours in the tartan.

Cheers,

Troy

[Pour1Malt]

guid oan ya!

[Troy]

?... a silly question - I'm not familliar with the style of necktie you have. Is it a bowtie tucked under the collar, or is it a different style altogether...?

Not a silly question at all.... I don't actually know what the style of tie is called - my father wore it in the late-1950's, and it is basically two flaps of fabric that cross over each other and are then joined in the intersection by a stud.

I find it dresses a shirt up nicely without being too ostentatious. I think it works well with the kilt for a semi-formal look.

Maybe Hamish, or one of the other more mature gentlemen on the forum, could enlighten us as to what this type of neckwear is called???

Regards,

Troy