Not putting it on properly

[OC Richard]

most of the younger men don't have a clue even how to tie a tie properly

Yes indeed! Where I work we have to wear ties and I'm amazed at how many men don't know how to tie them.

They show up for work with the tie crooked and the collar sticking up on one side or whatever. And they have their slacks too low, all bunched up around their ankles below and their shirt tails sticking out above. A fairly constant job of mine is fixing that sort of thing and making them presentable to the public.

[Stitchwiz]

And it takes a real man in a kilt to show them how to dress...I wonder if the higher ups have any idea how valuable you are to them. I hate to think what the staff would look like if you didn't help out.

[Bruce Scott]

I will be interested to hear some views of the kilt length and hose height depicted here:
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Both pictures are from the Dress Regulations of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

And, perhaps it's not wise to stipulate that flashes are worn at between two and three o'clock. . . .because someone's going to assume it applies to both legs:

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[OC Richard]

Yes those Royal Regiment of Scotland photos were taken at the time the regiment was formed, and the fit and wearing of the kit was criticised on these boards at that time.

I'm happy to report that the regiment doesn't actually dress that way, and wear their kit in the traditional manner.

Here you can see hose and kilt worn the traditional way, with plenty of knee showing. I wish civilian pipe bands would do this!



I just posted several pipe band photos from our local Games last weekend in the Show Us Your Pics forum, and I was pleased to see Prince Charles Pipe Band (San Francisco) all wearing their kit nicely. Note the kilts are centred, and the kilts are worn higher and more uniformly than one normally sees in civilian pipe bands, mostly towards the top of the knee.

[Bagpipe Esoterica]

And, perhaps it's not wise to stipulate that flashes are worn at between two and three o'clock. . . .because someone's going to assume it applies to both legs:

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That is a head scratcher. It would seem to make logical sense that both are worn facing the outside. They are best seen on the outside, and on the outside they aren't rubbing against the other leg while you walk. I can bet this person wouldn't wear a skein dubh on the inside for that reason..

1:00, 2:00, 3 fingers from the center.. or 2 fingers for spindle shanks.. I think if they are even, on each side, and in a band everyone has them uniformly oriented, its good.

I dunno, I still prefer to have flashes centered on side of the leg.

The thing that makes the least sense to me about flashes.. is that makers did not switch to Vel-stretch 12 years ago. Elasticized soft side velcro, with a wee tab of sticky side velcro. Its a heavier duty, and superior elastic to the bra hook nonsense, easier to make, and easier to adjust..