A Wee Woman

[AKScott]

Thankfully our green tartan has plenty of colors in it. My bride can easily choose freely among three quarters of her wardrobe without a second thought when I am kilted inthe green. My wee lass, (I am a foot taller than she) tends to wear whatever she wants.

Besides my groom's plaid, which I won't need again in this lifetime, I also gave her my brooch as it is part and parcel with the plaid.

We are, I think, quite a smashing couple when she is in her clan red pleated skirt and I in the clan green kilt, though it is a rare occasion and I am sure the mere idea causes native Scots to wince. When I order a clan red tartan kilt for myself I expect I'll simultaneously order a skirt for her in either the monochrome or dress sett.

The brooch is really too heavy for her to wear without the plaid, I have been watching for a stag trippant pin in a light enough weight for her to wear with whatever girly clothes she chooses for such an occasion.

I have considered the weathered green to be made into a purse, but predicting the size purse she might require on any given day eludes my insight. Perhaps I can find a nondestrutcive way to mount the brooch on a couple of her purse colelction.

An option would be to order the smaller size buckled clan badge from Scottish Tartans Museum and have that made into a necklace.

I also (it just occured to me) wonder if suitable tartan hose might be altered for the cuff to continue up the leg for lady's wear rather than turned down as kilt hose for men's wear. More wincing natives I am sure, but I think they might look great on my wife.

All in all I wouldn't sweat it at all, unless she expresses a sincere interest. Our member creagdhubh spends a great deal of time in Scotland and is on a first name basis with his clan chief. Recent picture thread here:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...weekend-66530/

and I think this is the first time I have ever seen creagdhubh's wife wearing a piece of clan regalia.

I was wrong. Here is the thread before that one, she is wearing the same tartan informally as a fashion scarf:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ti-area-65128/

Kyle, I am honestly not stalking your wife. In your threads I am always looking for whether your tie is in a four in hand or windsor knot, that kind of stuff. How much knee you got showing. How long is your waistcoat.

Good luck sevenoaks, your wife clearly does not have to tartan up to fit in.

[EagleJCS]

The brooch is really too heavy for her to wear without the plaid, I have been watching for a stag trippant pin in a light enough weight for her to wear with whatever girly clothes she chooses for such an occasion.

My mother found a miniature Clan Scott crest pin (about 1 inch or so), but I don't know if it was at a Games or shopping online. She also found a stick-pin (like one for a cravat) with a similar-sized crest for my father to wear as a lapel pin. (He still doesn't want to wear the tartan, much less a kilt, but will wear the crest. I can't figure that out yet.)

As for what a lady might wear (OP), a sash is probably the most versatile, as others have suggested. My sister has a couple (the Scott Green and the Scott Red) in a poly-cotton, as she's allergic to wool. The sett's a bit smaller, but it's in the same colors.