Advice on Kilt

[TheGratefulNed]

I have no practical advice but USA Kilts is in PA
I suggest visiting Rocky and seeking his advice, all the gentleman here on the board highly recommend him and his business.

I definitely plan on making a trip down to see Rocky at USA Kilts when I'm ready (and able) to buy a nice, high-quality kilt, but at ~7 hours driving time for the round trip, it's unfortunately not a simple afternoon jaunt. The kilt belt and buckle that I wear with my utility kilt came from USA Kilts and I'm going to order my sporran hangers from him (wish I'd seen the flash sale last evening). I love the knotwork embossing on my belt and the leather work on the hangers looks just as nice.

The jacket, shirt and tie issue (considering your beard) may be your only snag. I'd think that gold or rust colored hose, green flashes and gold/rust kerchief would work. This will distract from a simple solution of white shirt, turn down collar and thin straight (I'd choose an emerald color, solid or slightly patterned) tie.

The first high quality kilt I get is going to be either Ireland's National or Irish National tartan. I like your idea of the gold/rust hose and think they'd look quite nice with the Irish National, but I wonder how they would look if I got Black Watch or some other generally-permitted tartan that doesn't have gold/yellow in it. I think you might be onto something with the thin straight emerald green tie since you can't really see the knot behind my beard. Probably a 3-button waistcoat would be best with that.


This is the first I'm hearing that the belt loops in a kilt aren't for a kilt belt or that a kilt belt wasn't originally intended for keeping the kilt in place. I always assumed it was a byproduct of the Feileadh-mhor, where, if I understand the wearing of it correctly, the belt was specifically for keeping the kilt closed and in place. I learn at least one new thing every time I come on this forum.