Tips and pointers for a new kilt wearer.

[Farquhar]

First things first.. my apologies to the moderator team if this is in the wrong section. If it is, please feel free to move it to some place more appropriate.

Hello fellow Kilt-wearers! After many years of wanting one and many months of waiting, my first kilt was finally completed a few days ago. It was made by a local Scottish national who has been making them for over 40 years now and I believe that this will be the last one she’ll be making.

The lighting and just the picture in general doesn’t do it justice, but it looks great (ignore the loose belt ) and I’m quite proud to finally have one. So I naturally want to keep it as safe as I possibly can. I think I have the basics down for storage and keeping it safe (cedar and garment bags), but I’d appreciate any and all advice that anyone has to offer to a newbie kilt wearer.

edit: I just thought of two specific things that I'm sure most of you may be able to help me with..
-Garment bag: Does it have to breathe?
-Hanging: Is there a "correct" way to hang your kilt?

[Steve Ashton]

While there is no 'çorrect' way to hang your kilt I have found that most hangers do a poor job of 1. supporting the weight of the kilt, and 2. being able to go over the thickness of more than two layers of the kilt waistband.

Even the expensive, specially designed, hangers you see for sale, often do a less than perfect job.

In my kilt shop we are taking down and hanging kilts all day long. We needed to find a good way to hang our kilts that was not expensive and did the job really well.

One day I was trying to hang a full 'tank' weighing 4 pounds. The thing just kept falling off every hanger I tried. Then, by chance, I grabbed two cheap plastic hangers I found in a box. These are the same type of hangers you can get FOR FREE in almost any department store.

Please see this tutorial I made on how to hang a kilt without the cost of special hangers while totally supporting the weight.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=28264

p.s. This also works really well with the wooden pants hangers you may already have in your closet.

[BBNC]

Look up the "Kilt Kit." The basic system is in the neighborhood of $100.00 US, but is very well made, and with more hangers, will hold 3 complete outfits. Yes, it breathes and has a pocket for moth repellent or the included cedar block. The included special hanger seems to work well, except it is a bit crowded for my kilt which is 10yds of "giant, economy size."

[TheOfficialBren]

Plus One to Steve's comment about hangers. In all honesty the best hangers that I have found are the plain, FREE, plastic hangers with clips that are found at any department store. I use two on my kilt: one for the pleats and one for the aprons. Simple, economical, and it works like a charm.

Fine kilt, mate!

[James Hood]

Purchase an ultra-econpmy (Stillwater Thrifty!) kilt and wear it A LOT around home-yard, etc.

This gets you really in synch with wearing one and if you get beer, smores, mustard, motor oil and rhinocerous snot on it, oh, well.

[Leoghan]

the kilt looks great man, wear it proudly

[Chas]

Learn how to 'pleat sweep'. Practice in front of a mirror. Once you have the technique mastered then you will be equipped for any and all situations.

[andycwb]

I'd say you've got the look right; tighten the belt and lift the sporran a bit....