fREEDOM KILT="Beach kilt"

[irishrob]

My son just called from Scotland to check in and tell me what is going on and ask for money (typical teenager!)---but most of all he had to call and express his disappointment in the locals and the kilt shops.

His sister took him to several "bespoke" kilt shops in Edinburgh so he could check out the wears and see how they compared with our "Kilt Kloset." It seems that all of our tanks are as good if not better than most those being sold....I tried to tell him before he left that with that the exception of our Stillwater, our Freedom camo,and our Pittsburgh camo and the Ebay kilt all our kilts were made in Scotland and and are 8 or 9 yard hand stitched tanks (but again, the teenager thing!)

He was wearing his Freedom kilt and apparently the derision was pretty extensive. He said everyone called it a "beach" kilt and gave him a hard time about the pockets. He indicated that he was never treated that poorly here. I guess he tried to explain about casual kilts versus more traditional but he hasn't the experience or maturity to deal with the situation. Between that and the fact that things are more expensive and "their money is worth twice as much as ours!" (insert whine here!) and the chilly weather he was kind of bummed out.

Now I am looking forward to wearing my camo kilts more to the beach!! After all, Edinburghers called it!

Rob