X Markers Casual Kilted Pictures

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Mang,

If you will forgive me, may I make a few critiques of your outfit? I'm not picking on your in particular, I actually frequently see these common mistakes on many men -- it's just that your picture is the one that I saw this morning! So please don't take any personal offense!

I notice that you are wearing your kilt a bit below your natural waist. Judging from your picture, it looks like your actual waist may be about 2" higher than where you are wearing the kilt on your hips, and maybe about a good 4" higher at the middle. Notice how in the photo yoru kilt sags down in the front, with the kilt and belt forming a shallow U shape? The top of the kilt and the belt should make a straight line. If you wore your kilt high at the natural waist, and fastened it tightly, you wouldn't have this sagging effect. Also, make sure your belt is worn tightly, as well.

Regarding the belt, the two leather keepers that are on the belt should be slid up as close as possible to the buckle on either side. They are there to help the fold in the leather where it meets the buckle lie flat, and not round out. (Well, the one on the right is, anyway. The one on the left, I beleive, is included just for balance, so you'll have one flanking either side of the buckle, though I have seen kilt belts where they did not include the left one.)

I notice that you use them to secure your sporran chain, which really is not what they are for. If you wore your sporran chain a bit tighter, as well, it might stay up better on your hips without needing any extra support. I think wearing your kilt higher will help in this regard, as well (as then the belt and sporran would also be worn higher).

Speaking of the sporran, what you have there appears to be a very nice formal sporran. However, it clashes with the rest of the outfit. Everything else about your outfit is very casual (hiking boots, hose scrunched down, t-shirt). But the sporran is very formal. While it is very nice looking, it just doesn't go with the rest of the outfit. Save that one for dressy occasions and get a less expensive plain leather sporran for casual wear.

(The belt, for that matter, is also a formal belt, but you see so many men these days wearing this style of belt with casual dress that I doubt anyone would blink an eye. However, if you got a more casual kilt belt -- like the clansman belts we sell at the Scottish Tartans Museum, or the belts that Cavscout sells -- it would really look nice!).

Again, I'm not meaning to pick on you at all! I hope you don't mind my feedback, and take it in the charitable spirit with which it is indended. :-)

Matt

[mang1974]

I recognize that t-shirt, as I have one myself! :mrgreen:

Will you be at St. Charles for Tartan Day?

Cheers,

Todd

Hey Todd,

Yes, I will be there. Are you coming up for that?

[Rigged]

I was playing a bit of guitar before heading out to run some errands.

[Martin S]

About time I showed you what casual meant -- on holiday midwinter.
It won't impress the Floridans, but here is a little sun for those from the north.
Kinloch Anderson's own tartan with matching background.

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Martin, recently in Andalucia

[shawhighlander]

[Martin S]

Is that a caber you are carrying on your back, shawhighlander?

Martin ;-)

[shawhighlander]

Yeah, that's the one I caught!

[Braveheart88]

Me right before running a local St. Patrick's Day race in my Davidson tartan kilt. I had one of my best times ever that day!

[terraedwin]

I wanted to include pics when I intoduced myself on the Newbie thread. I think I figured out the whole posting pics, photobucket, etc. I took this picture using the mirror, so it may be a little backwards.



I just got the kilt hose the Friday before St. Patricks Day. Here is another.



I had my daughter take a pic of me in my new SK Leatherneck kilt and accessories back in January. I didn't realize when I got the white hose from Sportkilt they would basically be tube socks. Other than that, quite pleased with my purchase from them.

[escherblacksmith]

here is the one I wear on a regular basis:



and this is my main ren garb . . . unless it gets too warm . . .



then I'll usually bustle a lighter one: