Yorkshire Newbie

[pdcorlis]

Let me add my welcome from the hills and streams of north Idaho!

[McClef]

from South Wales McPostie!

I was kilted in York the other month and it went down very well so tha never knaws if thee needs tha bottle owermuch

But seriously, you will find kilts are great and there is not harm in getting something cheap from ebay to try as a starter and for casual knocking around and you will find yourself wanting another one of higher quality.

My brother is a postie too but on t'other side o t'Pennines!

[freddie]

Hi there from the West Midlands !

I'm an Anglo Scot and got the urge to wear 'The Kilt' (it's always the kilt and not a kilt), however the kilt harks back to earlier times before the dreaded troosers were invented, and so all our ancestors wore a garment fastened around the waist and hanging to the knee - it's just the tartan bit that's Scottish. That said, I think a tartan kilt always looks better than a plain coloured one and anyone should be free to wear it. The ebay kilts are O.K. so long as you go for a 'heavyweight 16oz' and expect to pay around £30-40 for it. One word of warning though, these kilts come in a standard length of 24inches (can be nearer 23inches because of the hem) and will be a bit short on anyone over 6foot tall. Apart from the quality of the cloth (although it's fine for casual wear) the big drawback will be the pleating. An expensive woollen kilt will be made from at least 8 yards of cloth which will allow the kiltmaker to create deep pleats and will design it so that the tartan 'sett' or pattern will be exactly the same as the front unpleated section. The cheaper kilts only use about 5 yards of cloth so this is not possible. Having said that I have one in the Scottish National tartan which is a great attempt !
Get one off ebay and enjoy wearing it (because of the pleating issue I would choose a Black Watch tartan rather than with with a prominent stripe - this is also what is called a Universal Tartan, so there's no hang ups about clan tartans and the right to wear issue.
Have fun in your kilt (the girls will!!!) and welcome to the forum.

Morris

[JimB]

Welcome from the valley of the Great Salt Lake!
Find a kilt from any of the kilt makers at the top of the page and have fun wearing it. Wear any tartan you like, just know a little bit about it, and wear it with respect.
Good to have have you here.