What Goes with the Great Kilt?

[jeremy j starche]

I have a very heavy tweed great kilt that I got to wear for a winter event. It kept me warm when the temps hit -7F.

It currently serves as my winter blanket. Stretch it out lengthwise and fold it back on itself for two layers and its kept me warm many a cold night.

[Detroitpete]

"What Goes with the Great Kilt?"

Am I the ONLY one thinking...

a GREAT single malt!

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[BroosterB1]

A very large Sword?

[Nick the DSM]

A very large Sword?

Duhdum...CH!

[Strings]

Fries?

I guess the next question would be "white or red wine?"

[Galloglass]

it depends whit kind o scot ye want tae be, if ye want tae be Cock o thi North ye wull be dressed like a highland gentle person wearin the lot, ain if ye want tae bi jist an 18th century scot ye wull jist hae an auld rough made woollen sark ain yer philabeg or philamohr ain nae shin on yer feet.aur ane ex heelan military man ye wull hae miltary jaikit
yer kilt ain socks ain shin since yer in emerica left frae thi war wi thi frenchys Rogers o Rogers Rangers wis a scotsman ye ken

[Galician]

just what is monks cloth??

[sirdaniel1975]

1st off.... lets stop calling it a "Great Kilt."

Please visit :
http://albanach.org/generations.html

2nd..... Not to be mean or anything, but lets point out that those sleeveless kilt shirts are a play on what "Mel Gibson" wore in a certain movie and are not accurate.

To add to that shirt, any so called re-enactment group wearing that just plain makes me laugh. It's even worse when folks refer to them as "Spot on" in the area of historical accuracy. Actually, those groups are part of the problem for continuing the mass confusion on facts that so many people just plain have.

It's actually really sad; to mix an inaccurate movie and/or TV, with fantasy barbarianism, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque.

The feileadh-mor/breacan-an-feileadh period really lands right in the Baroque period 1600 -1750. Being The Life of Red Hugh O'Donnell (1594) - Act of Proscription (1747) being the main time frame for the belted plaid. Perhaps a knew term should be created.. I suggest "Highland Baroque." Like there is German Baroque, Italian Baroque, English Baroque, etc.....

Yes, I know the belted plaid was worn further into 19th century, the heart of it's period ends with the Act of Proscription.

[NewGuise]

1st off.... lets stop calling it a "Great Kilt."

Please visit :
http://albanach.org/generations.html

Not to be contrary, but ... why? The cited article gives no cause for avoiding the phrase, which seems an adequate translation of feileadh-mor in parallel with the standard translation of feileadh-beag as "little kilt" - a translation found as early as 1746 (according to the Oxford English Dictionary entry on filibeg. I like the term "belted plaid" but have found that some folks, at least, think that means the piper's plaid worn under the crossbelt. No confusion with "great kilt."

[jrmiller]

If it bothers you that much, then the question is the same, what goes with a "feileadh-mor"? It's the same thing, a giant wrap-skirt that has so much left over, you can drape it over your shoulders!

I have made one out of a fine plaid, I don't think the plaid is "registered" -- perhaps I should simply call it a "JoAnn" Tartan since it came from JoAnn fabrics. However, I think I will call it a Miller Hunting Tartan!

At this point, it is too large, need to cut it down, way to much overlap at the shoulders. Overall length works (4 yards) and it actually looks damn authentic.

I have a rustic leather belt and a shirt which is perhaps authentic -- more or less. I plan to wear sandals, my preference would be barefoot, but I don't trust the grounds of the Ren Festival -- too much stuff discarded -- an yellow jackets -- they like to eat the discarded stuff.

I will post a photo soon. Thanks for all your help!