The Solid Coloured Kilt

**Bee** · 12th March 10, 10:37 AM

My favourite is Lego Man's kilted look ;)

**kennethrmc** · 12th March 10, 11:43 AM

I just want to say "thanks" to cMcG and to Bold Highlander for a fantastic set of pics! This thread will be a reference point for a while to come

**Nighthawk** · 12th March 10, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jordan

In courious about your feelings about pinstripes here. Is it just strong obvious patterns or is the feeling any pinstripe kilt is a no?

Just asking beacuse Im jonesing for a TFCK kilt suit which has a subtle pinstripe pattern. Not that im goin to change my mind about it but I would like to judge the opinions and reasoning behind them.

Jordan

I just hate pinstripes. Nothing more and nothing less.

**CMcG** · 12th March 10, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by O'Callaghan

I have a green kilt and a saffron one, for obvious reasons, and a black one for no reason atall! I like both solid and tartan kilts equally. The quandary is that solid is more traditional if you're Irish, but also more apt to garner 'skirt' comments!

I agree that the solid kilt is less recognizable as a kilt than one in tartan, which makes accessories like a sporran more important. IMHO the following examples of solid kilt outfits don't work too well without the sporran:

**CMcG** · 12th March 10, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Personally, I love solid colors! They lend themselves well to tartan accessories.
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Originally Posted by Riverkilt

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Solid color kilts offer the option of putting the tartan or pattern on top.

I agree that solid colours do well with something patterned on top for added visual interest. I have a few small sett, fashion plaid shirts that wouldn't look very good with a tartan kilt but might just look smashing with my green shadow tartan kilt... I've also got a couple Argylle sweaters that I'm going to have to try!

**mull** · 12th March 10, 05:47 PM

I have a hard time with the truely solid color kilts. The tweeds, on the other hand, I like a great deal, especially with a matching waistcoat and jacket. I guess I consider them like a very subdued tartan.
Joe

**CMcG** · 14th March 10, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Jordan

In courious about your feelings about pinstripes here. Is it just strong obvious patterns or is the feeling any pinstripe kilt is a no?

Just asking beacuse Im jonesing for a TFCK kilt suit which has a subtle pinstripe pattern. Not that im goin to change my mind about it but I would like to judge the opinions and reasoning behind them.

Jordan

I think the pinstripe kilt suit looks good in a hip and cool sort of way. That being said, I don't think I would wear one, preferring my non-kilted charcoal pinstripe suit instead. Jordan, I believe you position yourself as more on the modern, non-traditional side of things, so the pinstripe kilt suit would probably work nicely for you. If you get one, make sure to post pics!

**Jordan** · 14th March 10, 01:58 PM

It’s interesting to see the opinions here regarding pinstripes.

Originally Posted by CMcG

I think the pinstripe kilt suit looks good in a hip and cool sort of way. That being said, I don't think I would wear one, preferring my non-kilted charcoal pinstripe suit instead. Jordan, I believe you position yourself as more on the modern, non-traditional side of things, so the pinstripe kilt suit would probably work nicely for you. If you get one, make sure to post pics!

CMcG I would say that depending on my mood I swing between traditional and very modern. Most of the time I prefer my tartan kilts to my UK's etc but I think that because of how they are made as opposed to the pattern (tartan or even solid colours). That said April the 17th is circled in my calendar and I will of course be posting photos as soon as

**Finn** · 14th March 10, 06:36 PM

I have three solids: two UKs (black & OD) and a saffron. As I wear all my kilts mostly casual, there isn't much difference for me. Maybe on St. Pat's I'll get a pic of self in the saffron...
One day I'll own a tweed (or several)!