Those loops of ribbon on the sides.....

[Bigkahuna]

Just what are you doing lurking in the Duke of Windsors closet?????

[JSFMACLJR]

So the kilt on the left, and the middle kilt on the right, are of two different tartans? Whew, your monitor must have better resolution than mine!

No, the kilt on the left and the kilt on the right are the same tartan--the Balmoral tartan. The first kilt on the right and the third on the right are Royal Stuart.

[sydnie7]

No, the kilt on the left and the kilt on the right are the same tartan--the Balmoral tartan. The first kilt on the right and the third on the right are Royal Stuart.

Uh.. . OK. . . surely not identical setts?

[JSFMACLJR]

Uh.. . OK. . . surely not identical setts?

I don't know what you are looking at, I am afraid. The sett of the Balmoral tartan kilts seems to be the same to me; the Stuart kilts obviously are different. Perhaps the Balmoral tartan kilts were woven by different weavers?

I don't think it matters, though, do you? I pointed out that the Duke of Windsor had only four kilts. There are some here who consider themselves naked without at least ten!

[DougC]

Still--there is the question of why your are raiding the Duke's closet?

[sydnie7]

I don't know what you are looking at, I am afraid. The sett of the Balmoral tartan kilts seems to be the same to me; the Stuart kilts obviously are different. Perhaps the Balmoral tartan kilts were woven by different weavers?

I don't think it matters, though, do you? I pointed out that the Duke of Windsor had only four kilts. There are some here who consider themselves naked without at least ten!

Yes, sorry, I meant that the Stuart kilts obviously are different.

And there are also folks who want more than one or two, or four, pair of p@nts. Heck, I have more than four pair of black shoes LOL Horses for courses, as the saying goes.

There's another thread linking to an article about an Arizona kilt rental/sale shop. The proprietor states "you need only buy one kilt in your life" or words to that effect. Puts me in mind of my personal situation, in that my main livelihood is producing sales training material for the auto industry. Buy a new car! Of course, I last bought a new car in 1979. . . and am still driving it. . . but all you other folks, go out and buy a new car!

[slohairt]

I've also seen kilts folded and hung from a peg using those loops. I put them on my kilts just as a matter of habit. I don't recommend hanging a kilt for any great length of time by that manner, but for short term storage (such as hanging from the peg of a public washroom stall door!) it works quite well!

[slohairt]

It's also interesting to note the off-white lining of those kilts. It's something you used to see all the time but I seldom get requests for it. Everyone usually wants black, unless the kilt is being made from a dancing tartan.

[JSFMACLJR]

It's also interesting to note the off-white lining of those kilts. It's something you used to see all the time but I seldom get requests for it. Everyone usually wants black, unless the kilt is being made from a dancing tartan.

I've noticed this too! All of our old kilts have white linings. The three kilts I have had made in the last 15 years all have black. If I had thought about it, I would have told them to use white.

I wonder why this is?

[longhuntr74]

I've noticed this too! All of our old kilts have white linings. The three kilts I have had made in the last 15 years all have black. If I had thought about it, I would have told them to use white.

I wonder why this is?

I think it's pretty simple. White shows dirt and sweat and gets yellowed over time. Since laundering of the kilt is something that is not typically done on a regular basis, makers have migrated to dark linings to hide visible signs of dirtiness.

As I have a love of history and vintage, I will be tempted to use white when I make a kilt I think.