My advice: Don't listen to this guy...

[rmccool]

Well, I own a "Jacobite" shirt... and it's quite comfortable for hiking, casual wandering about, and yes -- even renfaire. To me, it's like a T-shirt: casual, comfortable, and most assuredly not particularly "historic" or "Scottish." Like a T-shirt, I think it's OK with a casually worn kilt, but it's equally OK with jeans.

[Starhunter451]

The only thing that is celtic about him is his hair. Maybe. The accent needs work. I don't have one, but I can hear one thatis correct. Where was that recorded at?

[Pipersson]

OMG I did it all wrong....:butt:

(Nevertheless he seems to be very happy with it...)

[Starhunter451]

When I said I did not have an accent, I was refering to having an European one. I have a mix of western US and US military accent. That means that there is a bit of a southern drawl sometimes. Annoyed my voice teacher sometimes when singing. She would have to back me up a few times to work on parts that came out.

[scotswelshrunner]

Where are these 'inexpensive' shirts at? Most of the ones I see for sale from various vendors average 40 to 50 bucks. You can get cotton button up shirts at Sears or Wal*Mart for 15 or 20 dollars. I guess it depends on your definition of 'expensive' though.

***. Or Goodwill for $6.99 and half off that on the right day! :-)

[KiltFitz]

My favourite bit is when he describes the "poofy sleeves".

[Markth]

Don't know who invented that Jacobite look, but it's described in 'So You're Going to Wear the Kilt' so it's been 'documented' since the 70's. It's interesting to me that while the look is so disdained, (and I personally wouldn't wear one of those shirts outside renfaire) it shows up all the time in pictures of various events, from games to weddings, from Scotland.

My earliest memory of Jacobite shirts was seeing The Corries wear them which would have been the 70's.