Finally... kilted goodness! *pics*

[caig]

Well done, Tobus for putting together a very smart outfit. Your shoes are particularly right, and, of course, you cannot do better than English shoes. Sanders are an excellent make. Your "proper" brogues are far better than those awful ghillie brogues, worn by so many kilties, but I cannot stand them.

[Mike_Oettle]

Tobus, it’s hard to say which I like more – your kilt, your sporran or your belt and buckle.
I surprise myself in liking the sporran, since I had sworn off horse hair. But then that is probably because in my regiment the rankers (including me) wore plain black leather pouches, while the officers had white horse hair sporrans with black tassels. It all got a bit much after a while, seeing all those bits of horse hair flying around.
Then of course there is the variation where the main theme is black and the tassels are white. But even that is a bit of a muchness.
The brown hair of your sporran puts the whole thing in a different light, as does the top flap, as opposed to the silver-and-black cantles our officers had.
Your wife is to be congratulated on her fine workmanship. She is not wrong in saying she will charge a solid price for her work, and I don’t blame her for not wanting to take on too much.
But it might be nice to own a sample of her work some day.
Regards,
Mike

[BobsYourUncle]

Really outstanding turnout! You have done a great job putting it all together. Everyone else has already said it all, but the belt is an outstanding piece of work, and you wear it proudly. Well done!

[starbkjrus]

Well I hate to just ditto everyone else but since that is a seriously fantastic outfit I will.

Well done and congratulations!

[GMan]

Well done sir.

[tulloch]

Really, really nice, man. I love the hose. One day perhaps I can get something that smart. The sporran looks great. Overall a truly smart look. Congratulations and happy birthday.

[CMcG]

Nice work.

I really like how this outfit is modern but somehow a bit retro too. One doesn't often see tartan hose and horsehair sporrans worn as casual daywear but it looks great!

[Tobus]

One doesn't often see tartan hose and horsehair sporrans worn as casual daywear

That needs to change!

I mean, I wouldn't suggest wearing them for overly casual situations, but they used to be common for daywear in general. I know that trends change over time, but I have to ask myself why such a wonderful look went out of style. I think it's time for it to come back. There's no reason it has to be relegated only to formal wear. Hair sporrans and Argyle (or diced) hose can really take the kilted look back out of the doldrums it's been in for lo these many years.

[NorCalPiper]

Amen!

[Tartan Hiker]

I'll echo so many others and say that the entire outfit looks great, but the belt is exceptionally fine.

I have a buddy of mine saving horsetails for me, so one day soon I too will be joining the ranks of the horsehair sporran crowd. I really like the way Josh has merged style and function in his sporrans!

Excellent job, Sir!