Great Kilt Conundrum

**Mael Coluim** · 28th January 09, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I would say that is the main reason why you don't see them out in the streets very often. I mean, when was the last time you went out shopping at Wal*Mart and saw a guy dressed like this?

Associate Gladys would tell you, Matt quite regularly.

**David Dubh** · 28th January 09, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ayin McFye

I've been noticing the frequency at which I see individuals dressed in their full great kilts has been occuring less and less often.

The only time I ever really see someone wearing a great kilt like this

is at a highland games, and "normally" the person looks nowhere near as good as Liam in Rob Roy. .

I think if you all remember the movie when he fights at the end he takes the plaid wrap from the top of his body. He is actually wearing a "small kilt with plaide. Not the great kilt.

**Bugbear** · 28th January 09, 11:55 PM

I just read through an old email from a friend, who is in the SCA, talking about people wearing belted plaids. That period was long before belted plads, but people seem to wear them anyway.

**Deil the Yin** · 29th January 09, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

Not the same league, but I love this photo!

Yeah... your plaid doesn't quite have that "been sleeping in the heather for the last 3 months" look. It'd probably help if your skin tone was a bit paler, too, as in pale blue as this, I'm told, is the natural skin tone of the ancient Heilan'man.

Still a good picy though! I like the stone dyke particularly...

**Jack Daw** · 29th January 09, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by David Dubh

I think if you all remember the movie when he fights at the end he takes the plaid wrap from the top of his body. He is actually wearing a "small kilt with plaide. Not the great kilt.

In regard to the scene you refer you are correct. But, I think he wears both in the film, if I am not mistaken. We should verify the scene of the night before the raid at the tinker's camp on Ben Dubh.

**Tony** · 29th January 09, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by Deil the Yin

It'd probably help if your skin tone was a bit paler, too, as in pale blue as this, I'm told, is the natural skin tone of the ancient Heilan'man.

...

As Billy Connolly joked, it takes us Scots a week in the sun to get from blue to white.

**am1745** · 29th January 09, 08:54 AM

I wear mine a lot but i go to various commemorations each year thats it worn rather than the kilt, Glencoe, Culloden, Killiecrankie, Sherrifmuir etc

**JRB** · 29th January 09, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

In regard to the scene you refer you are correct. But, I think he wears both in the film, if I am not mistaken. We should verify the scene of the night before the raid at the tinker's camp on Ben Dubh.

I believe you are correct. I have a copy of the film and it looks like he wears a belted plaid in the earlier scenes.

**Nick the DSM** · 30th January 09, 01:24 PM

I've worn my great kilt once and that was like 2 weeks ago. I don't know why but I felt manlier in the great kilt than my small kilt. Maybe its because its my clan tartan? I really felt like Braveheart or Rob Roy with it. But also I felt uncivilized which what I was going for. Don't take offense at that but what I mean is that a small kilt seems to be the normal kilt for a kiltie and the great kilt has become a reenacting, or games sort of cloting.

In other words to sum it up: I felt bad to the bone!