Downtown Kilt Night with Sir William

**Paul** · 16th August 09, 04:51 AM

Im positive from the length and bagginess that he's simply wearing a skirt!

**McMurdo** · 16th August 09, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by Paul.

Im positive from the length and bagginess that he's simply wearing a skirt!

Well he bought it at Hector Russell, I'm sure he is wearing it low, but I'm also sure it's a kilt.

**McMurdo** · 16th August 09, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by Ancienne Alliance

So you got to see the Lady Chrystel.

Best,

Robert

Yes I got to see le Lady Chrystel, now just have to meet la Lady Chrystel

duchessofnc · 16th August 09, 05:15 AM

*sigh* I'm going to chime into this one. It was a real kilt. It was made of wool. It had a very nice pleating set. It was made from one piece of fabric. It was a kilt.

And this is what Matt has to say about it:

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Someone in a thread here recently posted pictures of a pipe band on parade (either at the Gathering or a recent Highland Games in Scotland, I cannot recall). But I do recall noting at the time that I could not see a knee in the whole band. Every one of them had kilts that reached to the top of their kilt hose or lower, so there was not a knee in sight.

Just looking at photographs of people kilted, across the board, I have noticed a trend that in Scotland it seems fashionable to wear the kilt a bit longer than what is traditionally seen as acceptable.

What I was taught, and what most here on this side of the pond accept as traditional, is that the kilt should be somewhere between the middle of the knee at the longest, and one inch above the top of the knee at the shortest.

What I see being worn by many in Scotland -- even some catalog pictures -- are kilts worn from the middle of the knee to the bottom of the knee.

Here in America, and among older Scots I know, that would still be considered too long. Perhaps this is a case of fashion changing in Scotland while we here in the States still adhere to the more traditional style? (Please note I have not undertaken a serious study of this, it is just something I've noticed over the past few years).

What I find annoying about this is that I've seen pictures of people wearing the kilt that low if not lower and perhaps there is a comment that about the length but no outright accusation that they are wearing a skirt.

He's just a kid who doesn't know all the rules. He even acknowledged it but then it was Saturday night and he was going out on the town. However what I found beautiful about the situation was he was practically jumping for joy just to see another kilted fellow.

I'm disappointed in you guys.