Your first kilt!

**Clockwork John** · 1st February 08, 06:34 PM

Here's a link to a pic of me in my first kilt... I'm on the shore outside of Edinburgh, in a Campbell of Argyll, purchased from one of the Gold bros. shops on the Royal Mile.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...a-03446a66f0cd

**McClef** · 2nd February 08, 04:29 AM

I'm not a member of myspace so it won't let me in to see the pictures.

**Arlen** · 2nd February 08, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Here I am at Melrose Abbey with my opposite number, Jean-Andre Vandelannoote, Greffier of Bailleul in Northern France, resplendent in that first bespoke kilt, in September 1993. As you will see I had yet to acquire an Argyle jacket and a belt. The kilt eventually went to the USA early in 2006, via the x-marks kilt adoption agency as it no longer fitted me. Hopefully some one out there still wears it.

Alex... you look just the same.
You are obviously one of those people who just looks just the same their whole life.

Lucky git.

**Clockwork John** · 2nd February 08, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

I'm not a member of myspace so it won't let me in to see the pictures.

Just for you, McClef, I scoured our photo files, found some good ones, and put them on photobucket. The kilt is a Campbell of Argyll, purchased from one of the Gold bros. shops on the Royal Mile.
Here they are:

On the shore near Edinburgh

Same location, different angle

In our hotel room

**McGurk** · 2nd February 08, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

My first kilt was given to me by my dad, here he is wearing it, circa 1950 in Aberdeen, the kilt was made by A&J Scott and co.
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Wow, a real peice of history. I've heard time and time again that a propper wool kilt will last your life time, I'm glad to see the last long enough to go through the generations too. It looks just as good as any new one, so far as I can see!

**McGurk** · 2nd February 08, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Ozman1944

My first Kilt, Blackwatch.

Feb. 2007

Good looking outfit, You're the first I've seen wearing a fly plaid that isnt in a PC, its a great look.

**McGurk** · 2nd February 08, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Zardoz

Here is , I'm pretty sure, the first picture of me in a kilt. It's in October or November 2005 at the Texas Ren Fest, and the lovely lady is my friend Jennifer who works there sometimes.

Except for the shoes, dress belt

, hose, (J.Higgins) and the beret, (ROTC) everything I have there came from Sportkilt. I'd found and utilized the links page on Kilt Day.com, but I had not discovered XMarks yet, so I was making it up as I went at the time!

Well, you pulled off a good outfit, and a lady in a lovely dress to go with it.

**McGurk** · 2nd February 08, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

...but it is my first kilt (circa 2003-04).

I know it looks black, but it's actually Black Watch.
Not a tailored kilt, just a bargain that I no longer wear.
In the queue for a Matt Newsome hand made

Its a great way to get started, getting an 'off the rack' kilt.