Shoulder plaid(e)/ Day plaid(e)

**Dutchomatic** · 29th October 07, 01:24 PM

I agree Texas is usually pretty mild. Summers are HOT! I have lived here 4 different times growing up and in the military. I think Texas "not getting cold" is a misnomer. Unless you're from Tuktoyektuk Canada. I live in Houston and have spent the last 3 winters scraping ice off of my windshields in the afternoons and bundling up in coats. Galveston got enough snow to make snowmen in 2005. The first time it had snowed in 100 years. I guess I brought the cold with me in '04. I bet I could find use for the plaide. HA!

Slainte,
Brent
GCFFP&D

**Panache** · 29th October 07, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

... If I want a lot of tartan at my back--and I do when I'm really dressed out--I wear my great kilt and let it drape in fine fashion down my back. Nothing looks quite so formal as a breachen faile with a doublet!

We need a picture of you in this finery you speak of!

Cheers

Jamie

**Daaaaang** · 29th October 07, 02:13 PM

Anyone have a picture of someone in a day plaid? If no, could Hamish please put on a day plaid?

Thanks,
Matt!

**Cage** · 29th October 07, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Dutchomatic

I agree Texas is usually pretty mild. Summers are HOT! I have lived here 4 different times growing up and in the military. I think Texas "not getting cold" is a misnomer. Unless you're from Tuktoyektuk Canada. I live in Houston and have spent the last 3 winters scraping ice off of my windshields in the afternoons and bundling up in coats. Galveston got enough snow to make snowmen in 2005. The first time it had snowed in 100 years. I guess I brought the cold with me in '04. I bet I could find use for the plaide. HA!
GCFFP&D

I can see using it.
I get made fun of all the time here when I wear my shorts (still working on first kilt), sandals, T-shirt and maybe a light jacket when everyone else is all bundled up. To me the 20s here in Michigan feel like the 40s in Texas. Crazy I know. Just how it seems to me.

**gilmore** · 29th October 07, 02:25 PM

What are the dimensions of a traditional day plaid?

**Riverkilt** · 29th October 07, 02:37 PM

Is this Molly in what we're talking about??

Ron

**macwilkin** · 29th October 07, 03:07 PM

http://www.clandonaldchiefs.org.uk/events/Uist29.jpg

http://www.lochiel.net/archives/graphics/L-1983-a.jpg

http://www.scotsheraldry.com/Scotshe...ggansalute.jpg

Regards,

Todd

**gilmore** · 29th October 07, 03:58 PM

Interestingly, in all three of the pix, the links to which are posted above, none of the day plaids is exactly the same tartan as the wearer's kilt, although one, the green one here, http://www.scotsheraldry.com/Scotshe...ggansalute.jpg is close.

They all seem to be about 60 inches long, and have 3-5 inches of fringe on the ends that show. Are the other two sides fringed? How wide are they?

**Daaaaang** · 29th October 07, 04:09 PM

I want something like what he has. It's like a blanket-scarf, and it is awesome.

**Riverkilt** · 29th October 07, 04:37 PM

Hey Daaang,

Check out SportKilts. Their thingie like that would work, just not wool. Would also work as a clergy thingie that goes around the neck...very long and about a foot wide if I remember correctly.

Ron