Ladies Traditional Highland Dress

[JSFMACLJR]

I never said it was the national garb for women, but it's the closest thing you'll ever get and to deride it as Jock did is doing a disservice to the Scottish committee that tried to reach to some sort of past connection to have the women garbed in something that wasn't the kilt. And, also, the garment was to be worn by ANY woman who wanted to wear it, not just for dancers.

Surely the Aboyne Dress was intended for female dancers, no? I'll have to join Jock Scot, too, and "deride it"! Do you really think that a committee can sit down and come up with a "national garb"? Wouldn't the people claim for themselves their national garb, rather then have it laid out by a committee?

It's rather odd, don't you think, that if this Aboyne Dress is the "national garb", why isn't it worn by women in Scotland? I mean by LOTS of women in Scotland. You don't see any members of the Royal Family, or chiefs, or wives of chiefs wearing it, do you? Maybe it isn't worn because it is a costume.

[Dixiecat]

Do you really think that a committee can sit down and come up with a "national garb"

I NEVER said it was the national garb. The committee reached into past elements of ladies garb to invent the Aboyne. All I said was that it's about as close as Scotland will ever get to a ladies national garb. And of course it's a costume! I do believe I said that any lady wearing it would be assumed to be a performer of some sort....

[JSFMACLJR]

I NEVER said it was the national garb. The committee reached into past elements of ladies garb to invent the Aboyne. All I said was that it's about as close as Scotland will ever get to a ladies national garb. And of course it's a costume! I do believe I said that any lady wearing it would be assumed to be a performer of some sort....

Sorry if I misread and mis-interpretted your posts.

[MacLowlife]

JSF,

I'd like to meet the lady with the pearls and the large bottle marked WAGNER'S. She seems to be my kind of traditionalist.

[JSFMACLJR]

She was very traditional!

[Pleater]

I am sure there is a tutorial on putting up photos - I have a folder on Photobucket where I can put photos and then take the IMG, by copying and pasting, into a message here, and the photo appears.

Photobucket has been updated recently, so I can't find out how to do what I was doing, reducing the size of the photo so it took up less bandwidth, but I expect I will find it if I keep trying - though it is less important these days.

I do find that things which are useful these days become fiddled with to the point of exasperation - like phones and other little devices which now not only do their original function - if you can find it - but a dozen others - they also have a 500 page manual - written in incomprehensible language - to guide you to the function you used to get by turning it on.

My phone is one I got by saving Coca Cola ring pulls - it has an aerial - it doesn't unfold or slide or twist - the only puzzling thing is that is says NO instead of ON - but I can live with that.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[BEEDEE]

JSF,

I'd like to meet the lady with the pearls and the large bottle marked WAGNER'S. She seems to be my kind of traditionalist.

The beer is MAGNERS

Brian

[Jock Scot]

The beer is MAGNERS

Brian

In all probability that bottle contained Irish cider.

[ChattanCat]

Sorry for chiming in so late. There are many events to wear a kilt. The most authentic are highland games, other festivals are similar to fares where the games are not the main focus. Some, like the Ligonier Highland Games have a wonderful band competition. The Kansas City Highland Games are held for the competitors. They have professional and amateur athletes competing. Ren fares are a show, that is all. There are shows, demonstrations, and other things to do but it cannot be considered a Scottish Highland affair.

[Butterfly Aussie]

I thank everyone for your input. I have learned alot and know that there is so much more to learn. Thank you for having the patience to teach and guide.