Kilt Do's and Don'ts

**Robin** · 6th June 07, 09:11 AM

Sometimes people are dressed "don't" because of these type of idiotic advertisements and unscrupulous salesmen, who don't give a damn about how a customer will look as long as they can sell them something.

Not all are educated (kiltwise) and rely on what they're told...by friends who don't know anything either or worse...by a "cunning" salesman.

At the Scottish Festival someone came to my stall to buy some accessories for the kilt he just bought. He used his trousers belt to prevent the kilt from dropping on the floor. The kilt was several sizes too big for him. when I told him this, he replied the guy who sold it to him told him that this was normal and a belt should keep a kilt from dropping.

I send him back to get a better fit or his money back...he got his money back...they didn't had a kilt in his size (doh!)
I send him to another kilt selling stall and he came back with a beautiful ex-rental Cameron of Erracht kilt and he looked great!

Some just don't know or get bad advise.

I still think it's a small effort to do some research before you buy a kilt

**beloitpiper** · 6th June 07, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Robin

I still think it's a small effort to do some research before you buy a kilt

Especially since kilts can be such an investment! Who woud spend (at the least) $100 without looking into it first?!?!

**Rampant Lion** · 14th June 07, 12:59 PM

So I was looking through a thread from another forum I'm a member of and found this picture.

Granted, it is a fantasy forum I found it on; so it's defnitely a costume. Still...

**McMurdo** · 14th June 07, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Rampant Lion

So I was looking through a thread from another forum I'm a member of and found this picture.

Granted, it is a fantasy forum I found it on; so it's defnitely a costume. Still...

I wonder if he is compensating for some shortcomings, of course as long a he is holding that great muckle sword I won't be the one to ask him.

**Monkey@Arms** · 14th June 07, 02:10 PM

Wow! I see a fox tail, pocket watch, and what the heck is that other thing dangling in the front?

Best regards,

Jake

**Zardoz** · 14th June 07, 02:10 PM

I think those are the clan symbols of MacTablecloth

**auld argonian** · 14th June 07, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms

Wow! I see a fox tail, pocket watch, and what the heck is that other thing dangling in the front?

Best regards,

Jake

Ah think it's a tankard...attesting to the considerable amount of alcohol that this dude would have had to consume in order to have the balls to appear in public dressed like that.

Great googaly-moogaly!

Best

AA

**Robin** · 14th June 07, 02:31 PM

Don't be afraid...the way he's holding his cutlery he can't even strike a blow (try it with a stick...you'll see it won't work

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**auld argonian** · 14th June 07, 02:42 PM

You know what they say: "In the end, there can be only one."

If this cat is the one, we are SO screwed!

Best

AA

**Knocko** · 14th June 07, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Rampant Lion

So I was looking through a thread from another forum I'm a member of and found this picture.

Granted, it is a fantasy forum I found it on; so it's defnitely a costume. Still...

This is a common sight at Renn Faires...this is this gentleman's attempt at being period (but non-SCA); but he is mixing fantasy and history and poorly at that. Wearing a tail is common at Ren Faires, but it's usually worn where...well...one might commonly find a tail

and that's not it. I find it interesting that he has both a tankard and a drinking horn...I guess he likes to two-fist his mead. The sword is a bit too fantasy and I won't even comment on that watch-looking thing...

Eventually, when I get some good pics of me in my great kilt, I'll post them. (My modern kilt, too...)