Newbie in DC/NoVA

**ManuFortiDB** · 21st December 06, 07:17 AM

Greetings one and all - from Northern Virginia/DC - new to the forum and (relatively) new to the kilt. Recently picked up a medium weight (13 oz. 6 yard) MacKay (in honor of some relatives on my father's mother's side) to wear to a formal work-related event in Chicago. Will never again wear a tuxedo! Thought there would be others there but nope; in a ballroom containing perhaps a thousand people I was the only kilted one there! Got lots of admiring looks and a few requests for pictures (wore my father in law's PC and black tie; the jacket fit like it was made for me!)

Wore it also while entertaining the extended family for Thanksgiving and will probably bring it while traveling this Christmas.

Any kilted evenings planned in the DC/NoVa area over New Year's Eve?

Count me in!

Doug Brouder
Fairfax, VA

**Splash_4** · 21st December 06, 07:18 AM

Welcome!

From Snellville, Georgia... Pull up a keyboard and stay a while.

**cavscout** · 21st December 06, 07:26 AM

Welcome to the neighborhood Doug.

**thescot** · 21st December 06, 07:41 AM

Welcome to the neighborhood.

I agree, once you're been kilted for black tie affairs, there's no reason to wear a tux. I even tell my friends that the only black tie or formal clothing I own is Scottish attire so they are forewarned.

**ManuFortiDB** · 21st December 06, 07:48 AM

Yes, I had gone to this event in Chicago for the past several years and had gone through the hassle of tux rental each time. I had finally *almost* decided to buy a tux when I had a sheer stroke of brilliant thought, and decided that if I were going to put all that money into formal wear, that I might as well go the kilted route. Glad I did!

Thanks for the warm welcome, gentlemen.

D