Kilt ordered

**westsussexbiker** · 17th August 13, 04:19 AM

Bullet has been bitten, deposit has been paid and kilt has been ordered. I will (hopefully soon!) be the proud owner of a 5 yard hand made woollen kilt, in my maternal family tartan, courtesy of Paul Henry. So, my question is, what does one while waiting for it to be ready?

**Grizzly** · 17th August 13, 06:20 AM

Well done Aaron Mate, excellent choice. Points to ponder whilst jonesing would be accessories, sporrans, belts sgians, jackets, waistcoats, doublets, coatees, hose, shoes, pins, brooches, dirks, where to go on your first outing and finally which colour scheme to have for your 2nd kilt.

welcome to the madness!

**StevieR** · 17th August 13, 09:12 AM

Well done mate. I'm waiting for a Paul Henry as well. You'll find yourself doing exactly what Simon says!

**Grizzly** · 17th August 13, 09:49 AM

Yep am waiting on #95 and # ? Unfortunately not a BOGOF offer. Been looking at copious amounts of kilt pins/brooches to fill the time, nothing found so far but still loads of time.

**westsussexbiker** · 17th August 13, 12:17 PM

I've been doing a bit of shopping online already, more to get the outfit for the cruise (so PC jacket and waistcoat, sporran, etc). Looking at kilt pins, most are so boring and as I am realising, they are a way of showing off a bit of "bling" and being a bit individual. Thinking of trying to make one and see how it looks. Also wondering if I should try the kilt on the informal evenings, which of course means I'll need an Argyll jacket, doesn't it...?

**HarveyH** · 17th August 13, 01:02 PM

Informal Kilt dressing can be as simple as just wearing a smart waistcoat - you still look smarter than anyone else. A linen jacket can work well - you just have to live with the fact that a normal jacket may sit a bit long, but photographs from the 20's and 30's show kilts being worn all the time with standard tweed and linen jackets.

I wear a plain tweed jacket as day wear. And i actually wear a grey crail jacket as mixed formal day /evening wear. Perfectly good enough for most "black tie" events, but a white tie event would certainly need black and silver buttons - but how many of us really go to white tie events these days - though I accept that different rules might apply on a cruise.

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**westsussexbiker** · 17th August 13, 01:11 PM

Cunard only do formal (black tie - no problem there, got the kit for that!) or informal. The latter means jacket, but tie optional. I will bring a "normal" suit, as I have some stunning looking ones, but really considering a jacket for the kilt as well for those nights. We're away for 11 nights, only 4 are formal, so that leaves 7 to consider and dress up for.

**TheOfficialBren** · 19th August 13, 07:56 PM

I literally just got back from a cruise today. I took my kilt. I wore it a total of one time: wholest ashore in a foreign port.

My experience was one of the only odd ones that I've had kilted. Aboard ship it was not a positive experience (not for any particular reason, just overall) but once ashore it was entirely the opposite. I can confidently say that I was probably the only kilted man aboard our ship and probaby the only one in Ensenada that day.

I switched back into trousers (dinner jacket and waistcoat, tried out a new tie knot--the Onassis [LOVED it] knot) for the captain's dinner that night. A fewreasons for that: 1) no appropriate kilt jacket, 2) bad vibes aboard ship earlier in the day, and 3) absolutely impractical for getting around the ship (except maybe the formal dinner).

I probably won't pack a kilt on my next cruise (and have never taken one before). It was not practical for getting around the ship (worn casually, mind you) and on our particular cruise the crowd was less open-minded than the majority of cruises my family has experienced. Usually folks (passengers and staff) are very polite and welcoming/embracing of other cultures. This one was mostly dense dip-sticks (passengers and crew combined).

Enjoy your cruise. I hope that your kilted experience is better than mine was aboard ship.

Not trying to be a downer. Just sharing a kilted cruise ship experience.

**andycwb** · 19th August 13, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by westsussexbiker

Cunard only do formal (black tie - no problem there, got the kit for that!) or informal. The latter means jacket, but tie optional. I will bring a "normal" suit, as I have some stunning looking ones, but really considering a jacket for the kilt as well for those nights. We're away for 11 nights, only 4 are formal, so that leaves 7 to consider and dress up for.

I quite like this 'daywear' jacket from Hector Russell.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-tartan-80357/

Only been worn to try out so far, but works with a tie and without. I don't do 'tweedy' colours, so this suits my style. Would wear with a white shirt and tie, or plain shirt in a complementary colour as shown if no tie.

**TJ Kelley** · 20th August 13, 02:59 PM

Sorry to side track your thread WSB but...

Really Bren? And I would have thought exactly opposite.

The one and only cruz I have been on "2001 mexico", both ships crew and pasengers were open to as much or as lil' attire as you care to wear. And what do you mean by "absolutely impractical for getting around the ship" also where was the cruz?