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    Help identifying tartan please

    Hi all, I was hoping somebody might be able to help or point me in the right direction of identifying the tartan of a couple of kilts I have. I have trawled through the House of Tartan tartan finder but it looks like there are thousands and I don't even know where to begin! Both kilts are made by Hector Russell.

    Any help would be massively appreciated!


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    munchiez firstly
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    Secondly, it appears those are kilted skirts not kilts, the Red one is Royal Stewart here is a picture of the Royal Stewart Tartan


    The Green one looks like Hunting Stewart here is a picture of it
    Last edited by McMurdo; 26th May 09 at 04:29 AM.

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    Ditto what McMurdo says. Royal Stewart is the red one. The green is Hunting Stewart. And those are skirts. :-)

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    Thanks for the welcome and quick replies, you've really helped

    I feel a little stupid asking but are kilted skirts for women rather than men?

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    Quote Originally Posted by munchiez View Post
    Thanks for the welcome and quick replies, you've really helped

    I feel a little stupid asking but are kilted skirts for women rather than men?
    Yes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by munchiez View Post
    Thanks for the welcome and quick replies, you've really helped

    I feel a little stupid asking but are kilted skirts for women rather than men?
    Exactly, a kilted skirt is a woman's garment, a kilt is a man's garment.

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    Question

    @ McMurdo and M.A. C. Newsome: To help those of us who may not know, what exactly from the photos told you they were skirts and not kilts?

    I thought they might be skirts from the length, but I wouldn't have been able to make a definate statement to that fact.

    Thanks,

    Kent

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kent Frazier View Post
    @ McMurdo and M.A. C. Newsome: To help those of us who may not know, what exactly from the photos told you they were skirts and not kilts?

    I thought they might be skirts from the length, but I wouldn't have been able to make a definate statement to that fact.

    Thanks,

    Kent
    Firstly the length is a giveaway, also the straps are the type that are commonly used on a kilted skirt, I've never seen a kilt with straps like that, but every kilted skirt I've ever seen from a shop like Hector Russell has those straps. Thirdly I have a kilt from Hector Russell and can say with certainty that the straps from one of their kilts are thicker than these.

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    Brilliant, thanks for the help guys!

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    What are the colours in that hunting Stewart? Ancient? The light blue throws me.
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