Wearing a Kilt while Touring Scotland?

**Father Bill** · 27th June 13, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by andycwb

I have visions of you wearing literally nothing but the hat!

Good catch!

**Urbane Guerrilla** · 27th June 13, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by andycwb

I have seen a kilt described as a garment worn by Americans in Scotland, and Scotsman in the rest of the world. Wear it properly, or not at all.

Well... it'll go superbly with playing the pipes at significant locations. Or dual carriageway interchanges if you can find no other and you want to work on your musical expression. Or places with fairly bright acoustics. Pipe music carries very well across still water -- you can hear echoes come back from a quarter mile off. Maybe half a mile. But this would be a program for two to seven years from today.

**JohntheBiker** · 28th June 13, 05:42 AM

So Noah, have you made up your mind yet? Lots of encouragement to wear a kilt.

**Bigbadbob** · 29th June 13, 12:59 PM

I lived in Glasgow for five years, and saw someone kilted on the street maybe once a month.

The kilted folk I saw most were the waiters at The Bothy resataurant in the West End, although they were often a terrible fit

(fantastic food though).

But find the right event and everyone will be kilted. Any kind of vaguely formal social event we had through work was so much nicer than when I worked in England as the kilt looks much better than a suit,

**Phil** · 30th June 13, 02:33 PM

If you wear a kilt back home then why not here in Scotland? As most have said it's not maybe as common as some think but nobody will have anything negative to say so go ahead and wear what you like.

**guardsman** · 30th June 13, 03:00 PM

Take it or regret it , you will mwant to wear the kilt at some point ,

**nh_maclean** · 2nd July 13, 08:56 AM

Thanks so much for all the replies despite my forgetting to do a search

(which I will do but feel you've all responded so positively - I don't really need to!) I live in San Francisco, so I see a few kilts here and there, though they're mostly Utilikilts... so I'm used to being the only one out and about when I'm kilted.

It's true, if I don't wear one, I'll regret it - especially going to Mull and visiting Duart Castle... so I'll certainly be wearing one of my Maclean kilts. We'll be in Glasgow for a bit of a family reunion with my Scottish and Irish cousins so not sure about a kilt then - they certainly won't be wearing one - but we will be taking a tour of the highlands and up to Skye - which seems a great time to get in some kilt wearing.

Some more questions:
1. How is the weather there in July though? We are heading off in 2 weeks now... Will I need to worry about stiff breezes? (do I need to bring a heavy kilt pin

? We'll be on the Western Isles, Glasgow, Edinburgh, then cutting across the Highlands to Skye)

2. Must go to Kilt Shops? I'm looking for a unique sporran - Something without tassles. I'm not a fan of the noise the tassles make. I'll have more time in Glasgow and have a cousin who lives there so she could direct me - maybe. Not much time in Edinburgh this time around but will be in Skye for a day or two, Oban for a day, and Tobermoray for a few days.

Thanks much! and will post some photos once I return!

**nh_maclean** · 2nd July 13, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by StevieR

(I did have the pleasure of meeting Sir Lachlan MacLean at Duart castle on Mull, but he wore tartan trews!) and an American lad in Portree, who was very well turned out.

I hope I get to meet Sir Lachlan MacLean too! My mother would just about die

My sister and a Scottish cousin are compiling the family tree so anything "MacLean" is a Big Deal at the moment so they'd be jealous!

**Grizzly** · 2nd July 13, 09:05 AM

In July it's not so much the breeze that will affect you, it will be the midges, be sure to take some midge repellent, some people swear by Avon skin so soft, even the army use it! Otherwise its Scotland be prepared for all four seasons in one day.

More important is to have a great time. You are going to some fantastic places. I look forward to the pictures in due course.

**StevieR** · 2nd July 13, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by nh_maclean

I hope I get to meet Sir Lachlan MacLean too! My mother would just about die

My sister and a Scottish cousin are compiling the family tree so anything "MacLean" is a Big Deal at the moment so they'd be jealous!

If you visit Duart Castle on Mull you might well. He's pretty hands on!

. . .and if you get a chance, have something to eat at the Craignure Inn - the haggis lasagne. Don't ask, just trust me - it works!