Full Formal Attire, with the Kilt BACKWARDS!!

**Riverkilt** · 26th February 07, 05:30 PM

I love it that men are coming to their senses and wearing kilts with pride.

As I was leaving the Mesa, AZ Highland Games Saturday afternoon a young man, would guess in his thirties, was striding proudly towards the front gate.

He was wearing a black PC jacket, tie, kilt hose, ghillies, flashes, et.al. He was done up to the max.

But his hand sewn traditional tartan was worn backwards, with pleats to the front and apron to the back.

You should have seen the pleats fly when he strode with such purpose.

I've said before that it makes sense...no pleats to wrinkle when you sit...maybe he wore it like that for the drive to the games and forgot to turn the kilt around front...no clue.

I was more amazed that he could have so much knowledge of the many accessories he wore and so little of the kilt.

Seems kind of like stopping a stranger to tell them their fly is open....me...I just let him pass...someone certainly had to clue him in eventually.

Kilted...proudly....and basackwards....ya gotta love it.

Ron

**Fearnest** · 26th February 07, 05:33 PM

!!!sneppah taht nehw ti ETAH I

**ccga3359** · 26th February 07, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Fearnest

Is that a new Buccanan kilt Fearnest? You look good my friend.

**Fearnest** · 26th February 07, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Is that a new kilt Fearnest?

sorry, not a shot of me.

**Monkey@Arms** · 26th February 07, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Seems kind of like stopping a stranger to tell them their fly is open....me...I just let him pass...someone certainly had to clue him in eventually.

Kilted...proudly....and basackwards....ya gotta love it.

Ron

I dunno, I think if I were the one committing such an obvious faux pas, I'd want to know (and correct it) at the earliest opportunity, before the whole world saw me ***-backwards.

Best regards,

Jake

**ccga3359** · 26th February 07, 05:49 PM

And I quote:

Originally Posted by Fearnest

I've always figured a cheap shot is better than no shot at all!

**Fearnest** · 26th February 07, 06:03 PM

Truer words were never spoken!

**Tattoo Bradley** · 26th February 07, 06:20 PM

Poor guy. I hope someone got him sorted out before he got too deep into the crowd.

**gilmore** · 26th February 07, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

...As I was leaving the Mesa, AZ Highland Games Saturday afternoon a young man, would guess in his thirties, was striding proudly towards the front gate....

He was wearing a black PC jacket, tie, kilt hose, ghillies, flashes, et.al. He was done up to the max...

But his hand sewn traditional tartan was worn backwards, with pleats to the front and apron to the back...

I was more amazed that he could have so much knowledge of the many accessories he wore and so little of the kilt.

Wearing a PC to highland games in the afternoon and knowledgeable? I think not.

**Riverkilt** · 26th February 07, 07:30 PM

Well, there were a LOT of black PCs being worn in the afternoon at the games. Seems to me folks were there to show the traditional dress rather than worry about the time of day or "rules."

Never occured to me that it was "wrong" until just now...but then, I haven't read up on the "rules."

Ironically, what first caught my attention about the man was how well his kilt seemed to be swinging as he walked....

Ron