Sorry guys, but Kilt No.66 just arrived!

[Hamish]

Yes, it's true, and I don't really know how to break the news to you gently! You must be getting sick to death of my new kilts arriving. If it is any comfort, you will be able to sleep soundly tonight because no more are expected for four weeks or so......

Let me quickly tell you about No.66, and then I'll creep quietly back into the woodwork: OK, so it's the long awaited Snakeskin leather kilt from Howie at TFCK. The prolonged delay has been caused because matching skins were unavailable until very recently. Let me say right away that the 17 week wait has been well worth while! I really do not care if you think it looks odd or strange - it is simply GORGEOUS to wear. It is very light for a leather kilt and it 'moves' beautifully. At this point I must let you into a secret, but please do not tell anyone (!): it is not genuine snakeskin, but fine pigskin that has been textured and printed to feel and look like the real thing - it even has tiny scales. Five-and-a-bit skins were used in the construction of this super six-yarder!

It has been a busy day, but I rushed 'Tripod' to take some photos (I think you can tell that he hurredly snapped away without due care and attention, but he's promised me more lens-time at the weekend. You have been warned!) You might notice that I did manage to slip in a quick-change without him being aware of it. Right! So here they are:

[Kilted KT]

great looking kilt. Would make for a fantastic formal kilt, methinks! ( ok, so that last bit about the formal kilt was a joke..but most people down here wouldn't know the difference!)

[sorcererdale]

Wow, what a snake or two, or three wouldn't do to make you look better than your best! And just so you know, snakes slither back into hiding, not creep back into the woodwork. ha ha Now you know what I mean, nothing against you.

Looks awesome.

DALE.

[herminator]

Look at me ....... GREEN WITH ENVY!!!

[cessna152towser]

That really looks one superb kilt, Hamish. And it goes well with both of the shirts and also the boots/scrunched down hose or dress shoes and grey hose.
Well done on another astute purchase.

[possingk]

Hamish, that is one wonderful kilt. Please don´t be timid about getting new kilts, I love to hear about them. I am sure a lot of us have the ´dream list of kilts´ you are just lucky enough to have the kilts instead of a list. This one will certainly be added to my list.

I know you will wear it well and enjoy it each time you are out.

I do have one question though, with 66 kilts (more than one for every day in two months do you have them numbered so you can cycle through and wear each one once before you repeat. I thought that is what I would do when I get to seven, but I have noticed even though I am at 6 I wear three (my usa casuals) a lot more than they others now because they aren´t as warm as my two Stillwaters. Just curious how you do it.

Thanks

[Mattg]

Keep 'em coming Hamish! We love seeing your newest kilts

[Robin]

You're amazing!

I would love to see a picture from the pleats also....

Congrats Master Ham

[Hamish]

Hamish, that is one wonderful kilt. Please don´t be timid about getting new kilts, I love to hear about them. I am sure a lot of us have the ´dream list of kilts´ you are just lucky enough to have the kilts instead of a list. This one will certainly be added to my list.

I know you will wear it well and enjoy it each time you are out.

I do have one question though, with 66 kilts (more than one for every day in two months do you have them numbered so you can cycle through and wear each one once before you repeat. I thought that is what I would do when I get to seven, but I have noticed even though I am at 6 I wear three (my usa casuals) a lot more than they others now because they aren´t as warm as my two Stillwaters. Just curious how you do it.

Thanks

Many thanks Keith. I am often asked things like "Do you wear all your kilts in rotation, or do you have certain favourites which get more wear than the others?" Well, to tell the truth, I suppose I do have favourites. Also I have to admit that possibly ten of the older kilts in the Kollection have mysteriously 'shrunk' just hanging in their plastic covers, and I can no longer do them up! Strange that! Others are less appropriate for everyday wear and so they come out of the closet (if you'll pardon the expression) less frequently. Some are so darned comfortable that I cannot resist them and, at the end of a day's wearing, I really do not want to take them off. As for the rest, well, I select them for wear according to my activities, my moods and perhaps most importantly, their significance at a given anniversary or event.

I have not numbered the kilts, but each one carries the date on which it came into my possession. I do have a Kilt Inventory which indicates every kilt's description (colour/tartan, fabric, weight, yardage, etc), the kiltmaker and the date of acquisition. Additionally, each kilt has its own photo album - on its own dedicated CD! Every time I have a photo, or series of photos of a particular kilt, those images are burned on to the appropriate CD.

I know I should get a life and/or get out more but I enjoy doing this and besides, when the Kollection goes public (after my demise) there will be a reliable record of each kilt's provenance.

I am sorry, Keith. Your question was...........?

[Hamish]

great looking kilt. Would make for a fantastic formal kilt, methinks! ( ok, so that last bit about the formal kilt was a joke..but most people down here wouldn't know the difference!)

Believe you are right, KT. I just don't think this one could be worn formally - well, not 'British formally' anyway! I will try it with both my charcoal tweed and brown tweed Argylls, but I think that will be stretching things a bit too far! Watch this space (or one nearby!).