Plaid Shirt with Solid Color Kilt

**Bugbear** · 14th February 08, 01:17 PM

No no, Alan, that's not off topic at all. That is exactly what this thread is about; spicing a solid color kilt. Please post your ideas.

**Bugbear** · 14th February 08, 03:42 PM

Southwestern kilt sounds good to me.

**Bugbear** · 15th February 08, 05:35 PM

I think a solid color kilt would look quite good with some of that embroidery like what you see on the fancier mexican sombreros and other Southwestern art... Perhaps even on the edge of each pleat. How does that sound?

**Bugbear** · 15th February 08, 07:59 PM

Ya, Rex's pics are the center piece of the thread... He described them well too.

Thanks again Rex. And also thanks to Ron Kilt Macdaddy for his pic.

**Bugbear** · 16th February 08, 02:47 PM

I'm taking out those pics. My pics are in the photo gallery. I might put them in the first post though.

**Bugbear** · 17th February 08, 05:55 PM

Tartan paterned scarves with solid color kilts.

Anybody have any pictures to post?

**Bugbear** · 25th February 08, 07:13 PM

Can a vest from a regular suit jacket be worn "as is" with a kilt? Might be a way to snaz up a solid color kilt.

**ccga3359** · 25th February 08, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Can a vest from a regular suit jacket be worn "as is" with a kilt? Might be a way to snaz up a solid color kilt.

They are more than likely longer than a kilt vest. Try it though.

**Bugbear** · 25th February 08, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

They are more than likely longer than a kilt vest. Try it though.

Ok, Thanks.

The bottom of the vest comes down passed the top of the kilt across the back. Blind guy here, I need someone to tell me, with out pictures, how short a kilt vest should be if you would.

**ccga3359** · 25th February 08, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Ok, Thanks.

The bottom of the vest comes down passed the top of the kilt across the back. Blind guy here, I need someone to tell me, with out pictures, how short a kilt vest should be if you would.

Don't give up just yet, a vest might be easier to alter than a jacket. Another option is a retro clothing store, a vest receives very little wear and tear over it's life. I would think that a vest at the back should just cover the top of the kilt rather than showing kilt, flash of shirt then vest. I feel that the front can cover the front by a couple of inches without affecting the sporran. Anymore than that I'd look for another vest. Another find would be a full bodied wool/tweed vest rather than tweed at the front and satin at the back. When I ordered my vest and Braemer from USAK I forgot to order my vest in full tweed. The extra cost would have been worth it.