ABF Ties

**CMcG** · 10th April 11, 07:52 PM

Mael Coluim, I commend you on jumping the queue. The ABF looks great as a bow tie!

**Ancienne Alliance** · 10th April 11, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by CMcG

The ABF looks great as a bow tie!

Sure does ! Well done, Ern.

Best,

Robert

**Downunder Kilt** · 11th April 11, 06:11 AM

It's nice to see you add a touch more class to the ABF tie Ern. Well done and cheers

**piperdbh** · 11th April 11, 02:42 PM

Ern, you are dashing as always. The dandelion really sets off the whole kit.

I have my tie, but haven't taken any pictures. I will, I will...

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**Mael Coluim** · 11th April 11, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

Ern, . . . .The dandelion really sets off the whole kit.

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The red berries besides the dandelion are Rowan berries from the plant badge of the Clan MacCallum Malcolm. They were given to me by a kinsman. Talk about an identity complex!

**piperdbh** · 25th June 11, 04:01 PM

Well, well, at long last, here I am in my ABF tie (although you can't see much of it in the pictures).
Before anyone says it, yes, I know the jacket is too long. I made it to wear with my britches, since I wear them much more often than I wear my kilts.
This is my Lockhart kilt that Matt made for me 6 or 7 years ago. I bought the hose and garters from the STM, the sporran was made for me by Tom (A_Hay!), the jacket and waistcoat I made back in the winter, and the shirt I bought at Belk's or Dillard's or someplace like that. I'm not wearing a bonnet as I don't wear a hat indoors and the temperature's in the mid-90s F outside today. So, here 'tis:

...with the requisite Hamish shot:

And, just to be a little different, (who, me?) here is the same everything except the kilt. This is my much-lauded box-pleat in Carolina tartan, again made by Wizard Newsome.

...with the requisite Hamish shot:

As I recall, one of the main points of this exercise is to show how the ABF tie will look perfectly alright with a variety of tartans, tattersalls and tweeds. Do I pass muster, Jock?

**CMcG** · 25th June 11, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

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As I recall, one of the main points of this exercise is to show how the ABF tie will look perfectly alright with a variety of tartans, tattersalls and tweeds. Do I pass muster, Jock?

Looks good to me! Glad to finally see another post in the ABF thread, I was beginning to wonder if the chain was broken