Thanks for the Blackwatch info J. Carbomb

[phil h]

.do what you want, you dont ahve to be German to wear jeans (levi stauss)... as far as black watch offending the Irish, some Irish people consider themselves british anyway.

Well, its not like jeans are the ethnic dress of Germany, so its not the same as the kilt is to a highland Scot. And the Irish people who consider themselves English aren't the ones who would be offended, they're not the people the Black Watch were trying to suppress.

british not English.
just tryin to add some light.and make the guy feel ok about wearin a kilt.

[shillelaghbruises]

alright, I didn't mean to say that he couldn't wear it...

[David E]

Thanks for the replies chaps. I shall continue to enjoy wearing my Douglas tartan kilt - but I will remain respectful of the tradition which comes with it - even though I'm not part of that tradition (I think that's important).

Cheers
David.

[Blu (Ontario)]

David, relax and enjoy that (gorgeous) Douglas tartan. I'm currently having a kilt made in a Stewart tartan and I'm far from being a Stewart. I also have a solid black kilt and I'm not Cornish. If you were ever asked about it, 99.99% of the population wouldn't have a clue whether you were telling the truth or not. The big thing as has been previously stated, is to wear it properly and proudly.

blu

[shillelaghbruises]

I also have a solid black kilt and I'm not Cornish.

Do the Cornish wear solid black kilts? My dad's grandmother was Cornish.

[Rob]

I also have a solid black kilt and I'm not Cornish.

Do the Cornish wear solid black kilts? My dad's grandmother was Cornish.

Shillelaghbruises,

When the Cornish first started wearing kilts there were no Cornish Tartans and the only recognised Cornish Kilt was plain black. I used to work with a Cornish guy, and when I was invited round for dinner by this guy and his wife, he was wearing his plain black Cornish Kilt.

The first Cornish tartan was, I believe, the St. Piran Tartan, which was woven at the Coldharbour Mill in Devon. Since then a number of Cornish Tartans have appeared, and the Coldharbour Mill has gone on to produce two Devon Tartans and a Somerset Tartan. the Coldharbour Mill (at Uffculme, East Devon) is a working woolen mill and museum combined, where you can see the tartans being woven. It is well worth a visit if anyone is in Devon. My own tartan is one of the Devon Tartans.

Rob

[Vince]

John in Texas"]Vince,
as you are retired Navy, you should do yourself a favor and check out the US Navy tartan at Alexis Malcolm Kilts at http://www.alexismalcolmkilts.bigstep.com/generic14.html"

Hi John -

Too late, I already have a nice 8 yard US Navy tartan kilt make by a nice company in Glasgow. It was my first and I get a lot of positive comments about the tartan. I have looked at the Alexis Malcolm site before have been looking at their Polaris tartan as a future possibility.

[shillelaghbruises]

Shillelaghbruises,

When the Cornish first started wearing kilts there were no Cornish Tartans and the only recognised Cornish Kilt was plain black. I used to work with a Cornish guy, and when I was invited round for dinner by this guy and his wife, he was wearing his plain black Cornish Kilt.

The first Cornish tartan was, I believe, the St. Piran Tartan, which was woven at the Coldharbour Mill in Devon. Since then a number of Cornish Tartans have appeared, and the Coldharbour Mill has gone on to produce two Devon Tartans and a Somerset Tartan. the Coldharbour Mill (at Uffculme, East Devon) is a working woolen mill and museum combined, where you can see the tartans being woven. It is well worth a visit if anyone is in Devon. My own tartan is one of the Devon Tartans.

Rob

Thanks, I'll have to think about getting one of those.

[John in Texas]

Vince,
Right now Im looking at an Alexis Malcolm "Hillwalker" kilt in the Confederate Memorial tartan, looks awesome. I am also thinking about designing an Airborne/Paratrooper tartan, could be interesting. I found the Texas Bluebonnet tartan, but the more I look at it, the more I find I dont like it, it's awfully lavender for my taste.

[richardljohnson]

I remember when I thought about first wearing the kilt. I knew my Clan and family links and it ALL SEEMED SO SIMPLE! Well, that was almost 20 years ago. Now I'm like a kid in a candy store with a $100.00 dollar bill with all the choices.