Baby Kilts

**Makeitstop** · 1st December 07, 04:32 PM

A friend of mine has a six month old son, and I am planning on surprising the family with a baby kilt for Christmas.

The only place where I was able to find a half decent looking baby kilt was sport kilt, which is convenient as I will probably be ordering one or 2 little things from them anyway.

However, I am curious if any of you know of other places that sell decent baby kilts. I just want to make sure I have explored my options.

Also, I have a bit of a problem choosing the tartan. My main concern is that the size of the kilt does not become an issue, as it would look weird if the pattern never repeated. Since sport kilt only gives you pictures of patterns on the baby kilts, rather than final products, I'm not sure what would actually look good.

And of course, I have no idea how to dress a little kid, so my sense of style is hardly reliable. The advice I have received from females I have consulted is bright colors, and probably blue. It should also probably be as simple as possible, as I want it easy to coordinate with his other clothes, so that he actually gets a good bit of use out of it. I cant just ask the parents opinions, as the surprise would be ruined, so I am looking any other advice I can find.

Currently I am leaning towards the US Navy tartan, as from what I've seen it seems to have a smaller pattern and is fairly bright blue. The campbell was recommended by a fashionazi friend, and my mom insists that the royal stewart is too classy to pass up.

Here is the list of tartans available for the SK baby kilt http://www.sportkilt.com/ezcart/styl...D=8&setup_id=1

So, if anyone has bought a baby kilt (from sport kilt or others) I'd value any info you have. And any suggestions about tartans would also be appreciated.

Note: The family receiving the kilt, to my knowledge has no known Scottish heritage and I know they will not care if the tartan is associated with any clan or other group/region/thing. Unless I can get one in the elusive "green bay packers" tartan, it won't make a difference to them. It is purely an the issue of style.

**threebanger** · 1st December 07, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Makeitstop

Unless I can get one in the elusive "green bay packers" tartan, it won't make a difference to them.

Looks like the Wallace Hunting, or even Gordon to a lesser extent would go nicely with Packer attire...

I think I may need one to go with MY jersey!!

**The Wizard of BC** · 1st December 07, 10:32 PM

Kilts in an assortment of sizes are very fun.

here are three matching family kilts.

We have also done baby kilts in the miniature Tartans such as the mini Black Watch from Marton Mills.

I'm sorry to say though that I don't think we can beat Sport Kilts prices.

**Chef** · 2nd December 07, 11:27 AM

I'm not a fan of baby kilts. A great deal of that is because I dislike dressing babies up as adults and the kilt is an adult garment. Certainly when kilts were worn for necessity rather than choice bairns were certainly not wearing kilts. Also, they outgrow the bloody things too fast.

I would suggest, if you really want to get the bairn a kilt get him one in a larger size that he will be able to wear after he is walking properly. By then the kilt is large enough that there can be some adjustment for growth and get will get a much longer time out of it.

Also you mentioned the family was not Scottish, but is the father a kilt wearer,or is the mother a kilt fan? If they are, great. If not, and you haven't broached the subject with the parents, you may be wasting your money.

**Makeitstop** · 3rd December 07, 01:53 AM

Well, the dad is not a kilt wearer. He likes kilts, but doesn't have one of his own. I'm not as close to the mom, so her opinion is currently unknown.

Is the gift practical? Only a little. But it's more practical than the "daddy drinks because I cry" shirt. And if it looks good on the kid, I'm sure it'll get some use. But the real point isn't clothing the kid, it's the amusement from giving the kid a kilt. If (worst case scenario) it ends up being nothing more than a gag gift, I'm fine with that.

I'm not getting him a "big boy" kilt because A) it will be a few years before he would even be able to wear it, 2) they are more expensive, and III) Putting a baby in a kilt is not a big deal, but for older kids it gets more complicated, and I'll leave that one to the parents.

**string** · 4th December 07, 10:45 AM

I think putting a baby in a kilt is kinda awesome, makes it easier to change them, and in little boys that can be quite an operation (overalls are the worst, and pants with 50 million snaps)

**ChromeScholar** · 4th December 07, 10:52 AM

On the minus side, the parents will have to deal with the idiots who assume the baby is a girl, since he's wearing a skirt.

**string** · 4th December 07, 11:12 AM

Considering that you can dress up a baby in pink ruffles and put bows on them, but have them in a navy blue car seat and people assume they are a boy... people are idiots anyway when it comes to babies, so you might as well.

**Chef** · 4th December 07, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by ChromeScholar

On the minus side, the parents will have to deal with the idiots who assume the baby is a girl, since he's wearing a skirt.

Unfortunately true. Now that you mention it I had an acquaintance that had a kilt for his newborn son. He told us it was almost universal from those who did not already know the baby was a boy, that they presumed it was a girl because of the "skirt".

Originally Posted by string

Considering that you can dress up a baby in pink ruffles and put bows on them, but have them in a navy blue car seat and people assume they are a boy... people are idiots anyway when it comes to babies, so you might as well.

True, but the whole colour deal is the problem. Unfortunately if people see a "skirt" they will definitely think girl. You can't accessorise a baby in a kilt the way a man would.