Red, White & Blue Kilts?

[O'Searcaigh]

My latest DIY in Red White and Blue heavy (denim weight) cotton:

[kiltedjoss]

Not to go off topic (here we go) but, that's a great looking belt/buckle your are wearing in the first photo. What are the details about it and could you share some pics?

Nile

Nile, I have a couple of buckles from Mark at Tyger Forge;http://tygerforge.com/belt_buckles.html
The one shown in the photo in the previous post is a silver on brass, four thistles.

I also have a couple of belts and sporran strap combos (black formal and brown informal as shown in previous post) from Steve at Oconee Leather Works. I believe he was taking some time off and was able to squeeze my work in many months ago. They are both on Facebook.

[Nighthawk]

Nile, I have a couple of buckles from Mark at Tyger Forge;http://tygerforge.com/belt_buckles.html
The one shown in the photo in the previous post is a silver on brass, four thistles.

I also have a couple of belts and sporran strap combos (black formal and brown informal as shown in previous post) from Steve at Oconee Leather Works. I believe he was taking some time off and was able to squeeze my work in many months ago. They are both on Facebook.

That belts are nice! And I don't say that very often...

[kiltedjoss]

That belts are nice! And I don't say that very often...

The silver one "shines up nice" too.

[OC Richard]

My go to tartan for red white and blue is a House of Edgar United Scots American 5 yard casual kilt.

I like this tartan far more than the others shown in this thread. It looks more tartanlike, more clothlike, and less diagrammatic or computer-graphic.

The Allen Brothers invented the "tartan as heraldry" approach to tartan design. I hate their ugly designs, and I dislike most of the modern designs which follow their approach.

It's tough to come up with a nice tartan when you start out with goals that have nothing to do with tartan design, limiting yourself to colours which come from without traditional tartan design. I know; I've tried my hand at it myself! Trying to come up with a decent "Cornish tartan" using mostly white, black, and yellow.

So it's not surprising that most of these red/white/blue tartan don't look very much like tartans. Ditto the "Irish County Crest" tartans which limit themselves to the untartanlike and rather garish colours which appear on various crests- the Allen Brothers approach to a "t".

This one is fairly nice, American National



Barb T posted this photo a while back... this tartan is lovely, Scottish American.



Were I to need a "red white and blue" kilt I'd probably go with this one, Scotland 2000

[fluter]

USAK carries the Edzell (US Navy) in PV, and some of the other US service related tartans. If you have an affinity to one of the branches, you can look there. The USCG is based on Hamilton, which can be had in PV also.

Here's a close-up of the Edzell:

tobermoryXedzell by arcturus1997, on Flickr


FestiveEdzell2 by arcturus1997, on Flickr

[Bill aka Mole]

Speaking of Edzell, I have one from SportKilt. It doesn't fit my shape well and according to the Missus, the color doesn't suit me either. It gets a couple of annual wearings.

[TheOfficialBren]

I like this tartan far more than the others shown in this thread. It looks more tartanlike, more clothlike, and less diagrammatic or computer-graphic.

The Allen Brothers invented the "tartan as heraldry" approach to tartan design. I hate their ugly designs, and I dislike most of the modern designs which follow their approach.

It's tough to come up with a nice tartan when you start out with goals that have nothing to do with tartan design, limiting yourself to colours which come from without traditional tartan design. I know; I've tried my hand at it myself! Trying to come up with a decent "Cornish tartan" using mostly white, black, and yellow.

So it's not surprising that most of these red/white/blue tartan don't look very much like tartans. Ditto the "Irish County Crest" tartans which limit themselves to the untartanlike and rather garish colours which appear on various crests- the Allen Brothers approach to a "t".

This one is fairly nice, American National



Barb T posted this photo a while back... this tartan is lovely, Scottish American.



Were I to need a "red white and blue" kilt I'd probably go with this one, Scotland 2000

about tartan design and about the Sottish American that Barb T posted avwhile back. It would likely be my go-to were I to order an American tartan.

[eclarkhb]

OC Richard - thanks for the post! I really like all 3 of the photos you included.

[Sir Didymous]

I'll most likely be working most of the day Memorial day, but Independence day falls on my usual day off, and I will be at a belated fesivity (weekend camp out) on the following weekend. I plan on attending all of these in my blue great kilt with a white shirt and red waist coat.