What was your first kilt?

**setboy** · 14th June 06, 07:35 PM

What was your first kilt and why did you pick it?

Raphael

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 14th June 06, 07:43 PM

Very first was a gray Sportkilt, the old style before they offered sewing down the pleats. Main reason was the price and the decent rep on this site. That being said, I rarely (maybe never) wear it any more. SK's, at least the solid color old style ones, are more than vaguely skirt like. And to be honest they are more suited to very casual/competititon wear. Mine is also very prone to wrinkling.

**Alan H** · 14th June 06, 07:43 PM

Stillwater Standard, Black Watch, 2004 model....

Affordable
a "Safe" tartan
great recommendations from X Markers

IT's still hanging in my closet whispering at me sew down my pleats, sew down my pleats

**GMan** · 14th June 06, 07:53 PM

Co Fermanagh from House of Edgar.

Chosen because that is where my paternal family came from.

**Mr. Kilt** · 14th June 06, 08:14 PM

4-yd Blackwatch PV kilt from Bear Kilts. I liked the tartan, and the price was great too. I got it about 3 years ago and I still wear it regularly.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 14th June 06, 08:35 PM

I did a bit of research and started with an 8 yard 16oz worsted wool kilt made by Rose MacIsaac of Nova Scotia. A very sturdy kilt that I still wear often.

**Richland** · 14th June 06, 08:39 PM

sport kilt Irish National 2005. On a dare. still wear it for casual wear etc...

**Yaish** · 14th June 06, 08:40 PM

I started with a Carmel Workmans Utilikilt. Went on through about 14 more UK's, a sportkilt, and a Stillwater.
There are still a couple more UK's I want, at least three or four more Stillwaters, and I wouldnt mind getting a Tank one day, but honestly I wont mind if I never get one.

**smaughazard** · 14th June 06, 08:51 PM

A PV MacKenzie (a maternal great-grandfather) from eBay for something like 35 dollars- just to see what wearing a kilt felt like, and to give my DW a thrill! It's now a knock-about for working in my home office, etc. Lots of bang for the buck, and it was the baited hook…

**highlandcelt** · 14th June 06, 08:51 PM

My first kilt:I bought a hand made kilt from an old man that used to make them and sell them at "Rendezvous" (5 day camps of people living in the pre 1840's of America. Mountain men, indians, etc. VERY primative camping and living.) Sadly to say, he has passed on.
It is a wool kilt done in the old "Braveheart" tartan, 9 yards. Very thick and heavy. It is not stitched, so the pleats have to be set by hand, and takes about 20 minutes to put on with a belt and a kilt pin. But no tartan fly.