interesting photo

[bchunter]

As for the original photo, I like the horsehair, though some appear to have seen better days. I agree that the short flash guy appears to have on long socks and not hose, but I personally like a little brevity in the amount of flash showing. What strikes me is that the outfits seem more thrown together for a photo than normal wear. The polished shoes for all is too consistent compared with the other clothing items, so it seems odd. Maybe it's just a bunch of good friends that have had a good time. Shoot, I've looked much worse with very little excuse.

[ForresterModern]

Not fond of the horsehair sporrans----look like three guys with ZZTop mask sporrans.

Also don't think the jackets are kilt jackets----seem a wee bit long.

Scrunched socks with flashes---hmmmm.

[Woodsheal]

Comfortable, casual fun! For some reason the beat-up old horsehair sporrans are working for me with this gang....

[Joseph McLaren]

re. original pic~

what a great picture! I also think this is probably LA~ and I'm half-sure I recognise a couple of these guys, maybe they're actors. The Hills Have Eyes 2 poster ties it to 2007, if that's a clue for anyone. I'm willing to bet this was taken somewhere on or near a film-lot, and I reckon they've been dressed by a stylist, to evoke a shambolic band of highland drinking buddies. For all that it breaks a few rules of kilt etiquette, I think it's a great look, especially en masse!

[Rex_Tremende]

re. original pic~

what a great picture! I also think this is probably LA~ and I'm half-sure I recognise a couple of these guys, maybe they're actors. The Hills Have Eyes 2 poster ties it to 2007, if that's a clue for anyone. I'm willing to bet this was taken somewhere on or near a film-lot, and I reckon they've been dressed by a stylist, to evoke a shambolic band of highland drinking buddies. For all that it breaks a few rules of kilt etiquette, I think it's a great look, especially en masse!

Well, at least one of the subjects is probably the owner of the gallery from which the photo came, Jay Flats, perhaps comedian, veejay, "personality," producer, and miscellaneous crew.

Regards,
Rex.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Just a photo I found on line:


Comments?

What hits me is that it's not at all shocking to see horsehair sporrans being weared as a casual day attire.

"Chrystel honey ! Do we still have that old horsetail in the attic ?"


Best,

Robert

[Jock Scot]

It's great to see the polished shoes and the happy faces. The rest looks as though it's had a very heavy night!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Interesting comments, all.

First, I have no idea who the people in the photo are, or what the context is. I just came across the photo in a web search and it caught my eye.

Dspite the fact that there are obviously a lot of "kilt rules" that are being broken or ignored, I think the overall look works well, at least for this bunch of guys.

To me, these outfits seem like the kind of exaggerated ensembles that you might expect to see being sported by a fashion model on a runway in New York on Tartan Day. Usually that kind of thing only looks decent on the runway and in a regular street context, looks way off.

But these guys are not on a runway, and do not appear to be fashion models (well, the guy second from right could certainly qualify!), yet they seem to be able to pull off the look and make it work.

The first thing that actually struck me was the mix of colors, patterns and textures in their clothing. A lot of us today are afraid of mixing patterns, and so tend to wear only solid-color clothing with our kilts. In actuality, combining patters and textures can actually create a look quite pleasing to the eye, and this photo illustrates that.

The second thing I noticed was the old horse hair sporrans. Hair sporrans are typically reserved for parade wear these days, but 100 years ago were more common wear with the kilt. Their use in this photo is evocative of that, and the shall-we-say "vintage" condition of the sporrans adds to that retro-look. Plus it compliments the rag-tag appearance of the group. Kind of like the old Highlander whose only sporran may have been his dad's old regimental sporran, and he's going to wear it because it's the only one he has, despite the fact that he's missing a tassell or twa!

Lastly, it is obvious that none of their jackets are "kilt jackets." It looks like they were going out in the cold and put on the jackets they had to keep warm, and didn't fuss too much over whether they were the "proper cut" for a kilt.

I'll admit, the look sported in this photo probably wouldn't look good on most people. But these guys seem to be able to carry it, and I do like the overall feel of the photo.

[Riverkilt]

I'm with Sammac on this one, looks like a group of long time friends on the town. And, like Matt says, the mix of textures and colors is amazing - and it seems to work as a group.

Take any one of these guys and put him wandering alone and each would probably not look as good as they do in the group.

Whether actors, or a group of friends, they for sure seem rabble - colorblind rabble with little regard for tradition - but fun friendly rabble...

And a great photo it is. To me it conveys the sense of kilting.

Ron

[cavscout]

Comfortable, casual fun! For some reason the beat-up old horsehair sporrans are working for me with this gang....

re. original pic~

what a great picture! ...For all that it breaks a few rules of kilt etiquette, I think it's a great look, especially en masse!

It's great to see the polished shoes and the happy faces. The rest looks as though it's had a very heavy night!

These are my sentiments as well. I'm sure these lads are sharing some great stories about whatever happened that night Rabbie Burns would be proud me thinks.