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  1. The jacket and vest have been sold.

    The jacket and vest have been sold.
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    That looks like a dancer's kilt tartan. They...

    That looks like a dancer's kilt tartan. They take basic setts, a lot based on the Sobieski brothers' designs, and weave them up in fashion colors.
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    Notice the ring cap and bush is missing from the...

    Notice the ring cap and bush is missing from the bass drone of the piper on the left, and his chanter has several bindings on it. The bindings look like tuning tape, but of course they didn't have...
  4. Here are a couple more photos. 39268 39269

    Here are a couple more photos.
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  5. No problem. I should have been more clear. ...

    No problem. I should have been more clear.

    The size is 48 short, and I wear a 52 regular. It's a traditional kilt jacket and waistcoat, made in Scotland. They measured me at the shop when I...
  6. For Sale: Tweed kilt jacket new with tags size 48S $300 OBO

    SOLD

    This bespoke tweed jacket and waistcoat was measured incorrectly and the shop would not refund me my prepayment. It is brand new, never been worn, with original tags. The photos do not show...
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    IIRC, this photo was taken in the late '90's. It...

    IIRC, this photo was taken in the late '90's. It was for a company that provided copyright free images. They edited out the laces from my brogues for some reason. Rights to the photo appear to...
  8. Thread: is wool wool

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    Another aspect of fur is that it is shed at least...

    Another aspect of fur is that it is shed at least once a year. Dogs with hair, like poodles, need to be groomed because they don't shed. Dogs with fur, like a German Shepherd, for example, shed...
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    The tan-brown one is very nice. This tweed that...

    The tan-brown one is very nice. This tweed that Rocky is wearing in the photo in the link is also very nice.
    https://www.usakilts.com/bcp/product/view/id/336/package/23098/item/50/
  10. That's it. Thanks for pointing it out. I was...

    That's it. Thanks for pointing it out. I was convinced it was in one of my books, but I looked all over without success. I have both volumes of the Gordon's collection, so that must have been...
  11. ISO old photograghs: Alec MacMillan and G.S. McLennan

    I hope this is the correct place to post this request.
    I am in search of a couple of photographs. The first is of Alec MacMillan, Colonsay, who won the Silver Star around 1900 and contributed to...
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    Congratulations! I just ordered a swatch from...

    Congratulations! I just ordered a swatch from them for my next kilt. I will order a check tweed jacket and waistcoat too. And I'm also making room in my closet, selling items I haven't worn in...
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    Pipe Major William Lawrie, the famous composer...

    Pipe Major William Lawrie, the famous composer who died in WWI, worked at a slate quarry near Ballachulish before the war. I was told by one of his descendants that he carried his boots to the...
  14. When I was nine or ten my parents took me to see...

    When I was nine or ten my parents took me to see the Royal Highland Fusiliers. They bought me the record and I wore it out, playing it every day, over and over. My dad traded a rowboat for a set of...
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