Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[ccga3359]

Not half as rusty as their understanding of Kilt.

My question is how did they ever see that kilts had pleats in the first place?

[Mr. MacDougall]

My question is how did they ever see that kilts had pleats in the first place?

Now, now. Scottish mercinaries worked all over Europe in preceding centuries, including several Germanic principalities.

[ozone]

I think what ccga3359 was getting at was that if one were to FACE Scottish regiments, one would never see their backsides and therefore one would be unaware that a kilt had pleats....plus if the Germans in WW1 saw "the ladies from hell" they were probably too busy running the other way to notice the finer elements of a kilt

[ccga3359]

I think what ccga3359 was getting at was that if one were to FACE Scottish regiments, one would never see their backsides and therefore one would be unaware that a kilt had pleats....plus if the Germans in WW1 saw "the ladies from hell" they were probably too busy running the other way to notice the finer elements of a kilt

Ozone got it, and I being English is one of the few times you'll hear me compliment the Scot's.
My gloves are now back on...

[Archangel]

I sort of collect WW1 photos of kilted troops. I've seen several from the German side to know that they had seen the back of kilts. It's a very sad thing, the cost of war.

In one battle, the Scots' charge broke clean through the German lines into a valley. Unfortunately nobody had a plan for that, and they were massacred.

On a happier note, have a look at that photo again. (I have the full size copy of it here.) See the second soldier in the foreground, not the background guy ducking the rifle butt of the guy in front. Okay, the second soldier has a sgian dhu. While this is only a photo of training in the late '30s, it is the only clear picture of a soldier in combat dress wearing a sgian dhu. Cool, isn't it.

[ozone]

Herminator....not being American, you missed my little nod to a long-running ad campaign: "silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!" Believe it or not, here's a web link regarding this ad campaign: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trix_Rabbit

Anyway, back on topic: What I dont understand is that there is WEALTH of information on proper kilt making, including this site. So how did kilt.de make their error in the first place?!? I did notice a mail link on their site, perhaps a German-writing person from here could clue them in to what is actually a kilt?

[Archangel]

I don't know, the ad works for me. I remember, when I first saw it years ago, that I was mildly disappointed that they weren't really selling kilts (which is a confusing advertising strategy). But then, I'm not sure I want to have my kilt associated with a TH lifestyle, I'm sort of diametrically opposite to that.

[Mr. MacDougall]

I'm not sure I want to have my kilt associated with a TH lifestyle, I'm sort of diametrically opposite to that.

I think they were trying to draw a sort of spiritual equivalence between the kilt and their flannel shirts, don't you?

[Archangel]

I think they were trying to draw a sort of spiritual equivalence between the kilt and their flannel shirts, don't you?

I don't know, there's something really poignant about the picture. Something really sad has happened to the guy being held, like maybe the guy's puppy just died or something like ash scattering ceremony. I like its composition and its challenge to stereotypes. All pretty brave work considering what it is actually selling.

What it looks like it's selling, to me, is a kilt camaraderie that you can't get except by things like combat. It looks like it gets rid of all sexual confusion without being androgynous. BUT IT'S NOT SELLING KILTS!!! It's a really weird ad.

[Casper]

I don't know, there's something really poignant about the picture. Something really sad has happened to the guy being held, like maybe the guy's puppy just died or something like ash scattering ceremony.

Or the one in the middle just dropped his pint...