highland inspirations

**bubba** · 9th February 06, 11:22 AM

On the other hand, are you going to wear your $500+ kilt mowing the lawn, working on the car, etc. I don't think so. The low price kilts have their place and only buying the expensive kilts limits you.

**auld argonian** · 9th February 06, 11:39 AM

There's Yugos and there are Porsches but there are also Chevys and Hondas and Toyotas and Buicks...

...there is perfect and then there's good enough...sometimes good enough is good enough. I was fortunate enough to find this forum before I acted in haste and ignorance and bought a - let us say - "less than desirable" piece of goods from some ebay seller. I bought a Stillwater Nightstalker instead based on the advice that I got from just reading the posts and not even coming out and asking the "newbie" question. A good indication of how pleased people are with these kiltmakers is how much repeat business they give them...I know that I've already bought a Hunting McLeod from SWK and look forward to ordering another kilt from USAK...and I guess that I'm probably typical of most of the folks here. Sometime in the future I'll probably invest in a tank but for now good enough is good enough.

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**macwilkin** · 9th February 06, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by bubba

On the other hand, are you going to wear your $500+ kilt mowing the lawn, working on the car, etc. I don't think so. The low price kilts have their place and only buying the expensive kilts limits you.

It depends on what you're doing with the kilt. I don't mow the lawn in a kilt (don't have a lawn to mow!), or work on the car (mechanically-challenged), and I don't wear my kilt full-time, so a $500 kilt works for me because I wear it primarily for Scottish functions, in class and at school, although I have worn my kilt at outdoor events, such as Games, hiking, etc. I don't think a traditional kilt "limits" you, since the kilt has always been a very verstile garment.

You get what you pay for, and what suits you best. I'd much rather spend $500 on a quality kilt (and no, I am not wealthy -- far from it) and get something that will a heirloom for my children. Do I own many kilts? No -- but that makes my kilt even more special to me, because it symbolises my pride in my family's heritage.

Regards,

Todd

**Bob C** · 9th February 06, 12:10 PM

Aussie, here's my advice: BUY THE DAMNED KILT!

I love this place, but I DO tire of the snobbery of some of its members.

Bubba and cajunscott are both right. There are some things you do not want to do in an expensive woolen kilt, and there are some places that you don't want to wear anything less.

That's why I have one of each.

So, spend the minimal amount of money we're talking about and buy the budget kilt. If you like it and enjoy it, great! If it's not all you expected, you're not out much. Maybe you'll add an expensive, made-to-order kilt someday, and maybe you will decide you don't need to.

Don't let the snobs stop you from joining the kilted bretheren.

Ok. I'm done with the soapbox. Next?

**KiltedKnight** · 9th February 06, 03:22 PM

I think someone read into my post something that was not there. My post was not to denigrate other kilts or what have you. If there was a problem that someone saw with my post and was offended then that's their problem. If they have such thin skin I wonder how they wear their kilt. Wearing a kilt should be done without a chip on the shoulder and not always in anticipation of someone making the wrong comment and hurting your feel bads. Mowing the lawn or working on the car are some very bad examples, I would not wear my kilt to do either. As far as I can see that's just showing off. I have a hat collection that I started over 30 years ago, should I wear some of my more unique hats just to show off or should I put on a baseball cap and get the lawn mowed or the car repaired?
Wear what you want to wear, I for one will have a small number of traditional kilts and keep them in servicable condition and you can have as many as you want and do whatever you want in them.

Chris.

**Graham** · 9th February 06, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by akaussie

Hey fellas, love the humour but would apreciate some serious answers too.

I must apologise for my friends across the water, they do get carried away!!!

Is there a website for these kilts? I'm a bit suss about the price too, even in Scotland I saw cheap "kilts" for the tourists that were little more than lightweight skirts.
but let me not judge a matter before I've seen the product.

**akaussie** · 12th February 06, 07:09 AM

Guy's the situation is this: My wife has seriously objected to me wearing my amerikilt so much that I have not worn it in the last 8 months. (hence my absense from this forum for a fair while). She thinks I have given up on the idea, WRONG, I am just patiently waiting and watching what is coming on the market in the way of kilts. I was thinking of trying a traditional looking kilt such as the stillwater etc. The stillwater standard will cost me around $130- 140au to get here as opposed to the one from kilted inspirations being around $80-90.
The object of the excersise is to see what her thoughts on a traditional kilt on me are. This way at least if she isnt happy wearing it I havent spent a great deal of cash.
It frustrates me sometimes that she wont accept the kilt wearing thing but I love her too much to really risk starting a big blue over it.
She looks after me in other ways, It was our 11th wedding anniversary last week
and she suggested I go and get myself another motorcycle as she knows I have missed riding, so one cant complain too much.
I feel a bit funny still reading and posting on this board even though I'm

not kilting very much but you are all such a great bunch of guys that i miss reading the stories etc. so if you dont mind I will still call in from time to time.

Take care all. Cheers Andrew

**bubba** · 12th February 06, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by akaussie

I feel a bit funny still reading and posting on this board even though I'm

not kilting very much but you are all such a great bunch of guys that i miss reading the stories etc. so if you dont mind I will still call in from time to time.

Take care all. Cheers Andrew

By all means stick around. Sorry your wife doesn't like you wearing kilts but, in all honesty, the marriage is more important than the clothing. Try a more traditional kilt and see what happens. If she still pitches a fit at least you tried.

**Sciuropterus** · 12th February 06, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by akaussie

...she suggested I go and get myself another motorcycle as she knows I have missed riding, so one cant complain too much...

I would resent having to choose, but if I did have to, I fear the motorcycle would win.
I have been wearing kilts only about 7 years, riding motorcycles for 20. I can't imagine not owning one.

The kilt did win over the bike at my wedding, I wanted my wife and I to leave the wedding on the Harley, but on that day it was definitely more important to wear my kilt.

**Lord Renna** · 2nd May 06, 05:30 PM

I purchased an 8 yard kilt from Highland Inspirations here in Australia. As the kilt is acrylic wool, it is lighter to wear. Personally, I find it more comfortable to wear than my worsted wool kilt, and particularly if I am wearing it all day at an event. I was very pleased with the quality.

Lord Renna