Show us your Vintage Kilt Photos

[BoldHighlander]

In the thread Eisenhower & George VI, MacLowlife posted the following link & query:

here are a few stills, some of the same outfit. Not mine,

http://photobucket.com/images/King+George+VI+in+a+kilt/

Were they posted/ archived by an Xmarker?

After checking I found that two of the photos from the link he provided have been archived in this thread. The others haven't located, thus I'll include them here. I don't have any info concerning these photos so I'll leave that to others to provide. Enjoy!









the following two: the Braemar Games perhaps?

[hunterblue]

I'm doing a steampunk event this coming weekend at the Queen Mary in long beach, and am portraing John Brown of Queen victoria's court and have been looking for almost a year at period kilt ideas. Now I get a plethera!!

[madmacs]

the following two: the Braemar Games perhaps?

I think this may actually be Aberdeen harbour, Robert Millar & Sons were a timber merchant there in the area of Blackies Quay, Regents Quay and Victoria Dock.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I love looking at the little details in these photos, so thanks for posting them Terry!

For example, look at this one:

This first thing you may notice is that the gentleman on the left is wearing Argyle hose for day wear, which is something not atypical of photos from this era, and something I still advocate (so long as it is what some here call "smart" or "dressy" daywear, and not "casual").

But the other thing that jumped right out at me was the sett size of his kilt. It's huge! I would guess it is at least 14" or 15". Tartan mills do not generally weave tartans at this scale any more, but there is still some demand for them. I just took an order recently from a client who requested his clan tartan be woven with a 12" sett (it is normally woven with a 7" sett by most mills today).

Now look at this photo:

The kilt hose in this photo appear to have a very small check pattern on them, similar to the hose my wife weaves called "small shepherd's check" as seen on my feet here.

Finally, take a look at this one:

This is just an example of many photos I have seen from this era showing solid hose with a patterned top. These are very similar to many of the hose made by House of Cheviot. Some, I think, may perceive this to be a more contemporary style, but in fact it does go back quite a ways, as these photos demonstrate.

I love the little details!

[JRB]

Hmm...do my eyes deceive me...flat caps with kilts? Were these pictures taken in Scotland? Say it isn't so!

[BoldHighlander]

I love looking at the little details in these photos, so thanks for posting them Terry!

It is always a pleasure to do so Matt!

Hmm...do my eyes deceive me...flat caps with kilts? Were these pictures taken in Scotland? Say it isn't so!

Don'tchya love 'em?

[Ancienne Alliance]

I love looking at the little details in these photos, so thanks for posting them Terry!

For example, look at this one:

This first thing you may notice is that the gentleman on the left is wearing Argyle hose for day wear, which is something not atypical of photos from this era, and something I still advocate (so long as it is what some here call "smart" or "dressy" daywear, and not "casual").

I advocate it too, as well as many Scottish friends of mine...




Best,

Robert

[Standard]

Here is the first really good photo that I've seen showing how the kilt over-apron was worn.

[OC Richard]

Some Gordon officers in 1914



a Black Watch "lefty" piper, Gregory Barr, in 1969



PM John McNichol, 1957



some regimental boxing... note how high the waists of the kilts are



and a boy in 1860

[creagdhubh]

Great photos! Thanks for sharing.