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1st September 07, 09:31 PM
#1
My new kilted boots...
I recently purchased a pair of Georgia Boot 6" logger boots that happen to each come with their own kilt (actually, they're called kilties). These were super comfortable right out of the box and have remained so. I definitely give them the thumbs up.
These pics were taken at the Capital District Scottish Games. There was a trememdous amount of dust as you can tell...
Last edited by JRB; 2nd September 07 at 11:49 AM.
Jay
Clan Rose-Constant and True
"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan
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1st September 07, 10:05 PM
#2
Nice boots, right now I have a pair of Cats that are very comfortable however they have seen better days, so I may just be in the market for something like that I just have to stop buying kilts first.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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1st September 07, 10:15 PM
#3
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2nd September 07, 09:15 AM
#4
Wrong again. I thought they were gonna have little tartan kilts around the tops of the boots, like them things they put on beer cans and long necks. Sorta like them popcorn and diced hose top kilt hose additions.
Little kilts around the tops of the boots....don't know if thats a genius niche market idea or just a great way to start a bar fight.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
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"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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2nd September 07, 10:48 AM
#5
What is the history behind the kilties?There must've been a reason.
The Grant.
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2nd September 07, 11:48 AM
#6
 Originally Posted by ccga3359
What is the history behind the kilties?There must've been a reason.
Well, Georgia Boot says their kiltie is a brush guard but I suspect it's more of a style thing. It's removable and laces right in over the tongue.
Jay
Clan Rose-Constant and True
"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan
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2nd September 07, 12:49 PM
#7
A lot of boots have those kilties.
I have three pairs of these, in different colors and they all have them.
http://www.ariat.com/images/products...t_sm_32525.jpg
.. the kilt had concealed a blaster strapped to one thigh and a knife to the other. He was aware of the present gentle customs against personal weapons, but he felt naked without them. Such customs were nonsense anyhow, foolishment from old women - there was no such thing as "dangerous weapons," only dangerous people.
--Robert Heinlein in Methuselah's Children
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2nd September 07, 01:29 PM
#8
Both pair of my current golf shoes have kilties, and I have one pair of dress shoes with same.
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2nd September 07, 01:38 PM
#9
Originally Posted by James MacMillan
...I have one pair of dress shoes with same...
I think that's pretty good proof that kilties are a style element rather than anything functional.
Jay
Clan Rose-Constant and True
"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan
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4th September 07, 01:12 PM
#10
Originally Posted by JRB
I think that's pretty good proof that kilties are a style element rather than anything functional.
I wonder if their original purpose was to wick water away from the shoe? I understand that is one of the reasons for the fringe on western style jackets. The various splits in the leather would provide more wicking area.
At this point it probably more of a style feature.
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