Greetings!

I agree with many of the valid points in which many of you have stated previously in regards to the wearing of a waistbelt and buckle with the kilt, or the option of simply leaving the waistbelt and buckle at home.

I believe that the kilt does not require a waistbelt and buckle in order to sufficiently keep the kilt from becoming too lose, or perhaps because the kilt is not fitting correctly - this is obviously all done by the initial tailoring of the kilt and the kilt straps and buckles - that is an aspect I am sure we can all agree upon. I do own several waistbelts and buckles in which I do wear with my Highland attire when I so choose, but it is definitely not often.

I own a patent leather waistbelt restricted for evening wear, when I choose to wear the fullest of formal dress, complete with a Highland dirk - that is the soul purpose of wearing a waistbelt with evening attire for me. I wear a silver plated buckle with the 'evening waistbelt', which I also restrict for only evening attire. I also own a brown leather waistbelt with a brass buckle from McRostie, but purchased from Kinloch-Anderson. When I choose to wear a belt with my Highland day attire (not often), I will wear this belt with no waistcoat if wearing a tweed day jacket. I also own a smooth black leather waistbelt in which I wear a silver plated buckle with the personal crest of Cluny encircled by a belt and buckle. I do wear the preceding for only daywear and usually with darker coloured tweed day jacket (charcoal and other grey tweeds). When I choose to wear no jacket or waistcoat for daywear, typically when it becomes too hot for heavy tweeds, I do not wear any waistbelt and buckle at all.

Naturally, everyone who wears Highland attire will have their opinions, preferences, and tastes when it comes to the wearing of a waistbelt and buckle for either day or evening attire, and that is just fine. I agree with the point that the waistbelt and buckle is strictly for additional ornamentation and not entirely functional (it wasn't designed to 'hold up' the kilt, that's superfluous) - unless of course one wears it to hold the dirk frog and dirk for formal occassions, like I do.

It's a wee bit difficult to see the entire waistbelt and buckle, but here I am wearing the smooth, black leather waistbelt with the silver buckle containing the crest of my Chief.


A warm, sunny day in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. No waistbelt and buckle required.


Slainte mhath,