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    Welcome, and post those pics soon!

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    Hi and welcome!

    I've got the standard Nightstalker and it is excellent for casual wear. You'll probably have to iron it good before you wear it (Especially the apron /under-apron), and if you have it on while sitting for a long time. But I really like the look of it and also the way it wears. Make sure you try it on BEFORE you take out the basting stitches, though, because you can't exchange it if the stitching is removed. Best of luck in your kilted endeavors, and I can almost bet you'll be multi-kilted before long!

    Joe

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    Oh, this is too flippin' cool for words.

    First off, thanks for the welcome and thanks to JB for the ironing tip...it did need a touch up after I got the basting stitches out.

    So I tried it on and it seemed to fit well enough...fortunately for middle aged me I've got more gut than butt...took out the stitches and started wearing it around the house to get the "hang" of it, so to speak. My thirteen year old daughter (my partner in crime in this kilt movement) was home so I had to ask: "How does it look?" "Cool. When's my kilt gonna come?" came the response...and that's all you can expect out of a teenager.

    It is suprising to me that it feels...how shall I say...so secure. Note that I normally wear jeans all the time...if I put on a pair of Dockers, they feel like they're too roomy and I get really self-concious...but this is actually pretty comfortable: kilts vs. Dockers...first round to kilts. There is no way that I will be going - how do you say on this forum - regimental....to each their own but I feel no need to air my nards and there are usually children present. But this is really cool.

    So some of the things that have occured to me:

    I can actually turn the tables on my wife and I"LL ask HER, "Does this skirt make me look fat?"

    For any of the "hip-hop" types running around in the baggy athletic shorts and the big white t-shirts who might make a comment I can say, "You dress like your idol, 50 cent?....my idol is 50 pence."

    The tartan is basic black and grey...if anyone asks what clan it is I can say, "Chicago White Sox."

    So now I get to accessorize...got a kilt pin coming and found what might pass for kilt hose (hard to find grey or black around here...seems like you can only get them from the UK for beaucoup pounds shipping)...gotta hunt down a belt. Tried it with a couple of sport coats and the jury is still out on whether any of them look good or if I should just take a pass on wearing a jacket. Hopefully I'll have it somewhat together by Chicago Celtic Fest so I can give it a spin.

    Some adjustment things to be...adjusted. The crease on the left side of the front apron seems like it's not quite right: that edge tends to curl forward. But it'll work out.

    Again, my thanks to all.

    Auld Argonian

    Confusion to our enemies!

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    Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian
    So now I get to accessorize...got a kilt pin coming and found what might pass for kilt hose (hard to find grey or black around here...seems like you can only get them from the UK for beaucoup pounds shipping)...gotta hunt down a belt.
    Shop around on the internet for the various kilt suppliers. You can find kilt hose, in different colors, from many of them.
    We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb

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    ...oh, and a sporran...there's no damn pockets on this thing!

    AA

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    Hey, Auld Argonian. My SWK came with the same curling problem as yours. I think it's because they ironed the pleat down the stripe of the material. I got around it by ironing that first crease out flat, and then re-ironing slightly diagonally so the apron is wider at the bottom. This seems to make it hang better. Any better ideas out there? Be careful with the iron heat - keep it low! And if you're all thumbs like me, enlist your daughter to help hold the thing on the ironing board!Welcome to X Marks!
    David
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    Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian
    .................................................. .................................................. ..................................... Tried it with a couple of sport coats and the jury is still out on whether any of them look good or if I should just take a pass on wearing a jacket.
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    Auld Argonian

    A word of warning here: be very careful in deciding to wear a 'normal' or 'standard' jacket with your kilt. Basically, they are too long and apart from making you look out of proportion, they will impede the swing of the kilt's pleats. Kilt jackets are cut short so that they come no longer than about hip length - or to where the kilt's pleats are no longer stitched down - and are cut away at the front to allow space for the sporran.

    'Bomber' style jackets are ideal for winter casual wear with our kilts, as are nice chunky Arran-style sweaters!

    By the way: a warm welcome to you.
    [B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/

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    Thanks for the advice, Hamish...I did read one of the threads in the forum about jackets and it mentions the Crail style jackets which look good and would be what I'd be after. This is the first kilt and I really didn't intend to try to wear it for anything but casual stuff so a jacket will be something that I'd be looking at down the road...and probably another kilt (something more formal) to go with it.

    I just showed it to my wife before dinner...just showed her the kilt - I wan't wearing it...and she said, "So where are you going to wear this? Just for Christmas (?) and when you go to the Highland Games?" I think that I'll suprise her and show up at her office next week to take her to lunch...kilt and all...hee, hee, hee!

    best

    argonian

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    Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian
    Thanks for the advice, Hamish...I did read one of the threads in the forum about jackets and it mentions the Crail style jackets which look good and would be what I'd be after. This is the first kilt and I really didn't intend to try to wear it for anything but casual stuff so a jacket will be something that I'd be looking at down the road...and probably another kilt (something more formal) to go with it.

    I just showed it to my wife before dinner...just showed her the kilt - I wan't wearing it...and she said, "So where are you going to wear this? Just for Christmas (?) and when you go to the Highland Games?" I think that I'll suprise her and show up at her office next week to take her to lunch...kilt and all...hee, hee, hee!

    best

    argonian
    Great idea, Argonian, and Good Luck.
    [B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/

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