Yorkshire Newbie

**ncof300d** · 19th July 07, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by McPostie

Hi
I've just become interested in wearing the kilt cos i think they look very smart so i thought i'd join this site even though im not scottish,is that ok, I was up at ferintosh hotel last week and pour1malt sort of got me interested and his wife got me into reading Rabbie Burns stuff and listening to the group Scocha, a Glaswegian family took me under there wing when i was a nipper so i could class as an adopted scot even though im English & Proud but need some bottle to wear a kilt down here.
Are the kilts you can get on Ebay any good or which kilt would i be best getting for my first one.
McPostie (Dave)

Welcome McPostie

I have a stern warning for you.......once you wear a kilt when you go back and try to put on pants you will fight your arms to put them on.

**pdcorlis** · 19th July 07, 07:16 AM

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

**McClef** · 19th July 07, 07:48 AM

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** · 19th July 07, 08:03 AM

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

**TimC** · 19th July 07, 08:07 AM

Welcome to the madness and the addiction!

-Tim

**JimB** · 19th July 07, 08:09 AM

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.

**fluter** · 19th July 07, 08:24 AM

from South Carolina.

You're probably just a short rail trip from Edinborough or Glasgow, aren't you? If you ever decide to get an heirloom handmade kilt, nothing beats being fitted by the kiltmakers themselves! Perhaps there's a purveyor of Highland wear in Leeds or York, too.

Meanwhile, spend according to your level of interest, and enjoy your kilt. I find that wearing a tartan, as opposed to a solid color, makes the kilt more easily understood by those who see me out and about. I ordered a tartan and a solid kilt at about the same time, and in retrospect I was glad that the tartan arrived first for my kilted debut.

**McPostie** · 19th July 07, 08:26 AM

Thanks all for welcoming me and thanks for the advice i think i'll give the Ebay a miss and save up for a decent one,its more confusing than i thought.
To viscount McClef i've ancestors from Kirkby Overblow so does that mean i have to call you Sir (only joking) thanks for the reply.