I may be getting a traditional kilt

[ukkiltedguy]

I've been thinking about investing in a Irish tartan traditional kilt. I've been wearing utilikilts for 5 years but really have little information about how to wear one of these kilts, how do you attach sporans? Things like that. Anyone got any good sites I might visit to educate myself?

Thanks

Jerry
Spokane, WA

P.S. I just found the kilt book download on this web site, I think I've just answered my own question. Thanks for reading this anyway. I'm just glad it's getting warmer and we can start wearing the kilts a little mo9re often.

[Kid Cossack]

Yut! Welcome aboard, and all that happy nonsense. Take your time and snoop around here some. I haven't tried all of the strongly-recommended kiltmakers from this board, but of all I have tried, all have deserved their reputations.

Oh, and there's a WORLD of difference between Utilikilts and a five (or eight) yard wool kilt in terms of dealing with the cold!

[turpin]

There's probably no better site than this one if you want to learn about ALL aspects of kilting, from UK grunge casual to the most formal highland wear. Look in the kilt advice forum pages, and kilt accessories as well, for a start. Read what has already been said, there's a lot of good stuff there.

And welcome to X-Marks!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Here is my Patented Advice for First Time Kilt Wearers:
http://www.scottishtartans.org/advice.htm

And if you want to know the nuts and bolts of actually putting the thing on:
http://blog.albanach.org/2006/07/how...literally.html

[cacunn]

If you've patented the process of putting on a kilt; what is the royalty that we have to pay you each time we wear a kilt?

This could break us and let you retire next week.

Matt

As I read your nuts and bolts, I notice you advise that the kilt goes on before the hose and shoes. This makes sense when you are wearing pants. Shoes are hard to get down pants legs and even the hose make it hard getting your leg down the pants. However, I would think that by putting your hose and shoes first would allow you to avoid sitting on your kilt while dressing.

I am alway trying to avoid one more wrinkle.

[turpin]

I tend to put the kilt on last myself, especially a Tank.

[Cawdorian]

This is my method:

Step 1 - Hose
Step 2 - Flashes & garters
Step 3 - Shoes or ghillies
Step 4 - Shirt
Step 5 - Kilt
Step 5 - Belt with waist Plate
Step 7 - Sporran
Step 8 - Tie
Step 9 - Waistcoat if worn
Step 10 - Argyle jacket or Prince Charlie
Step 11 - Step out in the world and begin accepting all of the compliments that will be coming your way.

[Riverkilt]

Ahhh Jerry...you are sooooo hooked now....

I started out with UKs too...have 14 of them and love them...but then I started dabbling in tartan kilts...now I have 15 USA Kilts with two on order and eight hand sewn traditional wool kilts - seven from Kathy Lare at Kathy's Kilts and one from Celtic Croft.

One of the joys of the hand sewn tartan is that if you work with a kiltmaker they can get just about any tartan you can come up with. They do the work for you, then sew it up.

And, once you have a kiltmaker that has your size you're in like Flin...

Enjoy the ride.

Ron

[morrison]

....
.... glad it's getting warmer and we can start wearing the kilts a little mo9re often.

a warm welcome to you ukkiltedguy.
Good job! Readers are leaders. It can be hot or freezing, the kilt will be an excellent garment for all occassions.
Watch for the sideways rain though!