Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Monkey@Arms]

Looking at the first picture in this thread - with the exception of one of the gentlemen, I'd say all the kilts are too long.

Don

Well, yes. I think that's why P1M posted the pic with the following admonition:

ai found a few sad pics oan the web...

an it inspir'd ma tae make a thried wi some

hep'fu Do's an Don'ts fur new kilties....

come oan bouys.... add yur wee tips here fur the newbies!

fierst!
dinnae wear yur kilt

TAE LANG!

You're not going to add your comments about the pics on all 100 pages, are you?

Best regards,

Jake

[Ayin McFye]

What i think is funny is that everyone evaluates "do's and dont's" in this thread. We post pictures, and usually have a pretty good laugh at some things.

I'm just waiting for someone to post a picture of someone in a kilt, and then the picture happens to be of someone on this list.

Just a thought that we might not want to "tear apart" every single picture we see TOOO bad, because we might eventually really offend someone. Remember that we all were inexperienced at this at some point too, but I'm sure most of us can laugh at the sillyness that we once portrayed. I will offer up a really silly picture of me years ago, to show how uneducated i was at one point in my kilt wearing life.



I still don't claim to be completely authentic, but I look much better than this nowdays.

That being said, I love this thread, and I get a LOT of laughs out of it, and thank you everyone for some of the gut busting laughs.

[CameronTaylor]

Dude, what's with the belt ???


CT - a tad bit long me thinks


went to school with Tad Bit Long, nice guy ....

[Don Patrick]

What i think is funny is that everyone evaluates "do's and dont's" in this thread. We post pictures, and usually have a pretty good laugh at some things.

I'm just waiting for someone to post a picture of someone in a kilt, and then the picture happens to be of someone on this list.

Just a thought that we might not want to "tear apart" every single picture we see TOOO bad, because we might eventually really offend someone. Remember that we all were inexperienced at this at some point too, but I'm sure most of us can laugh at the sillyness that we once portrayed. I will offer up a really silly picture of me years ago, to show how uneducated i was at one point in my kilt wearing life.

I still don't claim to be completely authentic, but I look much better than this nowdays.

That being said, I love this thread, and I get a LOT of laughs out of it, and thank you everyone for some of the gut busting laughs.

What tartan are you wearing? Looks either Lamont, US Army or ..? Just curious. I'm on the verge of ordering a tartan.

Looking at it again, I guess neither of those. Maybe the Black Watch.

[Ayin McFye]

What tartan are you wearing? Looks either Lamont, US Army or ..? Just curious. I'm on the verge of ordering a tartan.

Looking at it again, I guess neither of those. Maybe the Black Watch.

It was just some random plaid from the local fabric store that i pleated and sewed the pleats in. I don't think it's an authentic tartan.

As for the belt, I'm in the SCA and these are the types of belts that many of us wear, and I just thought back then "Well if i wear it in the SCA, it must be period" LOL!!! NOT! Yeah, there are a bunch of period nazi's in the SCA that insist that everything is period, but at least half of the SCA just wears what they think they can get away with.

[Robin]

Sca??

[Knocko]

Sca??

The Society for Creative Anachronism

http://www.sca.org/

[Robin]

Ah...okey!

Yeah, there are a bunch of period nazi's in the SCA that insist that everything is period, but at least half of the SCA just wears what they think they can get away with.

Calling reenactors "period nazis" is a bit strange...not friendly either.

The whole point of historical groups is...being as historical as possible.
A bit historical and a bit "do as you please" makes no sense at all.
Calling those who try to do this right nazis is way out of line. When you bent history it becomes fantasy.

All should do what they want, but respect those who try to do something right.

My 2 cents

[Panache]

What i think is funny is that everyone evaluates "do's and dont's" in this thread. We post pictures, and usually have a pretty good laugh at some things.

I'm just waiting for someone to post a picture of someone in a kilt, and then the picture happens to be of someone on this list.

Just a thought that we might not want to "tear apart" every single picture we see TOOO bad, because we might eventually really offend someone. Remember that we all were inexperienced at this at some point too, but I'm sure most of us can laugh at the sillyness that we once portrayed. I will offer up a really silly picture of me years ago, to show how uneducated i was at one point in my kilt wearing life....

I still don't claim to be completely authentic, but I look much better than this nowdays...

Well said Ayin!

Furthermore bully for you for showing that a lot of us don't quite get it right the first time. One wonders how many of the fellows we have regarded and noted the faults in their outfits have since moved on to one's we would admire. My first kilted outfit wasn't so different than many of these gents, but because of X Marks the Scot I have learned and improved:

A year ago:



Now:



Cheers

Jamie

[Dan R Porter]

Well said Ayin!

Furthermore bully for you for showing that a lot of us don't quite get it right the first time. One wonders how many of the fellows we have regarded and noted the faults in their outfits have since moved on to one's we would admire. My first kilted outfit wasn't so different than many of these gents, but because of X Marks the Scot I have learned and improved:

A year ago:



Now:



Cheers

Jamie

How ironic this is on page 101. Its like looking in the mirror. Nice job.