Room Rivals on BBC America

**Giraffe** · 23rd May 04, 06:04 AM

John, one of the two designers on the BBC show 'Room Rivals' always wears a kilt. Usually a camoflage kilt, but sometimes a solid dark color.

**Graham** · 23rd May 04, 07:35 AM

John was voted one of scotlands 50 most eligible men, but I couldn't find a piccie of him in his kilt.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 23rd May 04, 07:51 AM

Never heard of it let alone seen it. I gather it's another (yecchh) "reality" show.

**ggibby** · 23rd May 04, 08:48 AM

I think it's the BBC (original) version of what's seen in the US as Changing Spaces, maybe?

'Reality,' but in the Monster Garage/Junkyard Wars/Panic Mechanics vein.

-G

**Hamish** · 24th May 04, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Giraffe

John, one of the two designers on the BBC show 'Room Rivals' always wears a kilt. Usually a camoflage kilt, but sometimes a solid dark color.

Yes, it's John Amabile that you are thinking of here. He is a respected Interior Designer in the UK and he does, indeed, wear both camouflage and plain black kilts in the TV Show. His kilts are made by "21st Century Kilts" in Edinburgh (look for the 'lightning flash' kilt pin which is the TFCK trademark). I was introduced to John by Howie Nicholsby (He of TFCK) a couple of years ago - a really nice guy he is too.