So, one of my coworkers who served with the Seaforth Highlanders in Afghanistan decided that he wanted to wear his kilt to a recent company function (the invite said 'dress to impress'). He wouldn't do it alone, so he convinced me to wear one as well (turns out the surprise theme for the night was 'International Diversity'... fitting, as he was born in France to parents from Nepal, but lives in Canada, serving for a Scottish regiment).

So, picture, and my observations:



- Like all military kilts, it has an obscenely high rise
- Regimental weight fabric really DOES feel like a blanket
- No fringed edges
- Of course, spats, diced hose (sans flashes and sgian)
- Piper's sporran, which is purely decorative (he was amazed that mine opened and was functional!)
- Only a sporran strap (he was also admiring my sporran chain... left the strap at home that night)
- No fringe on his apron
- No kilt pin or rosettes
- He wouldn't let me really look at his pleats (personal space issue)
- The white stripes on his almost look painted on... such an odd appearance

Also watched a documentary about the home front during WWI... of the old promotional footage they showed, all of the kilts were traditional box pleated! Not a single knife or military box pleat to be found! Perhaps a way of rationing wool at the time?


- Chris