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    Hi everyone, I'm new to this. Actually I haven't received my kilt yet. I'm having one made here in Savannah, GA. And I've been doing "research" on here for about a month and i have to admit anyone who wants to wear a kilt for the first time- I'm sending them here!! The amount of practical information is a huge help for someone like me that really doesn't know what he is doing. Hopefully by St.Pat's day I'll have it and will be doing you guys proud! Thank you for all the advice and comments!

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    Ugh--I MUST be a ludite:

    -I wear boots most of the time.
    -When my garder knots loosen--my hose "scrunch" (I have softballs for calves)
    -Worn properly--for me means any day that ends in "Y" (and only non-regimental is during the Games--for the sake of the women and children)
    -Weapons???? Does a heavy hammer and caber count?
    -Head gear? Ok there was that one time with a green plastic boller--at least I had one on in the pictures used as evidence.
    -White hose? Only when the others are dirty.

    Simple answer--to wear at kilt "correctly" do the exact opposite of me ;-)

    Simplest answer: Do whatever Hammish does!

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    Everything Jock Scott said.

    And whatever I decide to wear is perfectly correct.
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    Jock's right!

    I learned my lesson...
    I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
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    So... This brings up a question in my mind, then. I plan on getting a wool black shadow tartan long plaid from SWK to use mostly for utilitarian purposes, such as keeping warm when I'm camping. I'm getting a black plaid so that it will match every single one of my kilts. Is a solid plaid with tartan kilts looked at as odd? Or what about a black plaid with a saffron kilt?
    Last edited by Nighthawk; 2nd March 09 at 12:06 PM.
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    So... This brings up a question in my mind, then. I plan on getting a wool black shadow tartan long plaid from SWK to use mostly for utilitarian purposes, such as keeping warm when I'm camping. I'm getting a black plaid so that it will match every single one of my kilts. Is a solid plaid with tartan kilts looked at as odd?

    Yes, Nighthawk, but you are not in Scotland, and I'm sure there are many other things about you that will be looked at as odd.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
    Yes, Nighthawk, but you are not in Scotland, and I'm sure there are many other things about you that will be looked at as odd.
    Don't get cute, Ted. I was talking about my attire.
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    Don't get cute, Ted. I was talking about my attire.

    I can't help it, Nighthawk, cute is part of my nature.

    I too am flawd and looked apon as odd, so understand, in a twisted and un-related way, your own oddness, Hawk. It is, after all, the way you agreed to be created and the role you play in the great balance of things.
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    Hmmm "worn properly" is like one of those "how long is a piece of string" questions!

    Most replies appear to be about the accessories rather than the kilt itself and that will always provide bones of contention.

    Common sense dictates that it should be with the pleats at the rear and not lower than mid knee. The rest depends upon occasion and sense of taste or preference. What one would wear with a kilt around the house and at a fully formal occasion are vastly different.

    It is said that former Chief Justice Warren Berger stated that he could not define obscenity but that he knew it when he saw it. It can be the same with kilts and what determines what is proper. Individual peeves are not necessarily the best guide either as I have seen many posts that run along the lines of "not what I would wear, but you manage to carry it off" lines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by McClef View Post
    It is said that former Chief Justice Warren Berger stated that he could not define obscenity but that he knew it when he saw it. It can be the same with kilts and what determines what is proper. Individual peeves are not necessarily the best guide either as I have seen many posts that run along the lines of "not what I would wear, but you manage to carry it off" lines.
    Pretty much comes down to this. I say have a look at the oodles of pics on here for ideas. Strap it on. Look in the mirror. If you think you look decent and you feel good, then by all means, head on out!
    I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target but as a living creature with more freedom than I will ever have. I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature's ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. - Fred Bear

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