Kilt Orientation Issues

[WillowEstate]

I googled just that. Image 6 was himself, the topic of this thread. the rest a mix of shops and celebrities and some individuals. Interesting exercise.

He came out first in my search here in Australia - but then that's Google!

While I take Steve's points, I think there is enough information available at least to get the kilt the right way round. The rest of the outfit, much less so. Just looking at a kilt, the side with the pleats tends to be wider at the bottom of the fell, curving in to the waist, while the apron side hangs straight down. Looking at the average male anatomy sideways on, the front tends to be flat, whole the backside curves in from hip level to waist. A clue, perhaps?

In fact, if you've never worn a kilt before, a more useful Google search is "How to wear a kilt". My search turned up one of those rows of Google thumbnails as second result, all of which make it obvious which way round the kilt goes. The first is labelled and while some members will disagree with some of the labels, the kilt one is equivocal.

The text is "Kilt: Worn with the pleats at the rear and the fringes on the right hand side. It should be worn high on the waist so that it drops to the middle of the knee."

My attempted inclusion of the picture didn't work - I'll try later. correction, the picture did upload!

[Steve Ashton]

They are probably located way back in the old threads but I remember a time when quite a few members questioned which way the pleats were supposed to go.
Some saying that to their way of thinking it seemed to make more sense to have the flat parts in the back so you were not sitting on the pleats.
I remember one member who felt strong enough about it that he said that that is the way he always wore his kilt and always would.

Heck, even Richard Branson (of Virgin fame) wore his kilt backwards in a famous photo shoot. So, no, it's not intuitive and enough people are unsure enough about it that it is a re-occuring topic here.

[Rick Y]

About wearing everything one is entitled to, all I can say (never having served myself) is that my grandfather, a WWI veteran, with a Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, Croix le Guerre, and so forth only wore, with the civilian attire he wore after he left the Army, a miniature of the Silver Star in his lapel.

It is my understanding that a medal, such as the Silver Star, is earned by the individual and is his/hers to wear whenever they wish as opposed to those items issued by the military which should be worn only when in the proper uniform.

[BadenochWolf]

<snip>About wearing everything one is entitled to, all I can say (never having served myself) is that my grandfather, a WWI veteran, with a Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, Croix le Guerre, and so forth only wore, with the civilian attire he wore after he left the Army, a miniature of the Silver Star in his lapel.

From what I can tell, his Mess Dress jacket and decorations are put on according to regs, even if he's wearing it with utterly non-regulation attire. This is the Army's version of dinner clothes ("tux" OR tailcoat, just swap the black tie & cummerbund for a white tie & vest) why he would choose to wear it with a day sporran and long tie is utterly beyond me. I want to buy him a 3-button PC vest & black tie and send them to him anonymously.

[kiltedtom]

Could it be that he only has a day sporran? And, perhaps, he is wearing the best of what he has. Not sure Mr. Burns was there to complain about it.

Relax, people.

Tom

[Liam]

Could it be that he only has a day sporran? And, perhaps, he is wearing the best of what he has. Not sure Mr. Burns was there to complain about it.

Relax, people.

Tom

And it would be my understanding that our beloved Mr. Burns is unlikely to have ever donned a kilt himself, so he might be just as ignorant of where the pleats belong.

Btw, Happy Burns day to all!