Where to get a high quality Ghillie Shirt (100% cotton)

**Dan of Marsden** · 26th February 25, 05:26 AM

Struggling to find any well made Jacobite style shirts, even the expensive ones are often cotton/poly blend. After returning a too-good-to-be-true “100% cotton” shirt (actually it was 65% cotton 35% polyester, and the cuffs were practically unbottonable), I’m starting to think I should just try and make my own, to my own personal specifications. However, if I can find a high quality, pure cotton and well tailored shirt for not-eye-watering price, I’ll go for that.

**figheadair** · 26th February 25, 06:01 AM

A personal choice but I'm not sure why anyone would want to wear a Pirate Shirt.

**Jock Scot** · 26th February 25, 06:40 AM

I am not taking this question lightly, but is there such a thing as a good quality Ghillie Shirt? Even if there was/is, it is a style that I would not even consider wearing.

**ShaunMaxwell** · 26th February 25, 09:25 AM

I'm not a fan of the look, but USA Kilts has them.

Cheers,

SM

**User** · 26th February 25, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by figheadair

A personal choice but I'm not sure why anyone would want to wear a Pirate Shirt.

If they're good enough for Lord Kilwillie, they're good enough for me! :-)
Being serious, I don't think I can pull off the look, but I completely understand the appeal.

**Pleater** · 26th February 25, 02:14 PM

I'll not post a photo but my kit for Anonymous Morris - website is available, for the foolhardy, viewer discretion advised, is quite often an ankle length kilt, 'pirate' shirt, top hat all in black plus a tatter jacket in black, purple and blues.

Back in the day I used to wear the shirts when they were 'glam rock'.

It has become really difficult to find good all cotton fabrics, linen is almost unobtainable.

Anne the Pleater

**Janner52** · 26th February 25, 03:55 PM

I would definitely not have any in my wardrobe.

**Father Bill** · 26th February 25, 03:59 PM

I do own one and have worn it once in a while for beachwear. I wouldn't wear it with my kilts because it has nothing to do with Scotland except on the cover of fourth rate, historically 'imaginative' romance paperbacks.

**Pleater** · 27th February 25, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

I do own one and have worn it once in a while for beachwear. I wouldn't wear it with my kilts because it has nothing to do with Scotland except on the cover of fourth rate, historically 'imaginative' romance paperbacks.

The covers of the novels which some algorithm somewhere picks out for me based on my interests - or so they claim - often have kilts, but not many shirts at all.

More swords than shirts actually.
Swords, castles, lochs, young ladies likely to catch their death of cold in off the shoulder diaphanous shifts.

I do wonder who actually writes such things - or maybe that is all down to AI as well.

Anne the Pleater

**Padraicog** · 27th February 25, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by Dan of Marsden

Struggling to find any well made Jacobite style shirts, even the expensive ones are often cotton/poly blend. After returning a too-good-to-be-true “100% cotton” shirt (actually it was 65% cotton 35% polyester, and the cuffs were practically unbottonable), I’m starting to think I should just try and make my own, to my own personal specifications. However, if I can find a high quality, pure cotton and well tailored shirt for not-eye-watering price, I’ll go for that.

There's no such thing as quality Ghillie Shirt - they're all tacky