You'd think they would know better....

**KD Burke** · 18th June 15, 01:51 PM

I just saw a new television ad for the most prominent genealogical website. In the ad, a man who always thought his heritage was German discovers a Scottish heritage. He ends the story by saying he traded in his lederhosen for a kilt. The accompanying image was....a very good example of how NOT to wear highland attire.

I won't swear that he was wearing the Dress Stewart kilt backward, but something was definitely off. He had a plaid wrapped around him in imitation of a piper's plaid, his coat appeared to be ill-fitting...

In short, you would expect a website that deals in "heritage" would have some respect for the accoutrements.

**sydnie7** · 18th June 15, 02:58 PM

My iPad is not letting me post links but I found the ad in question at ispot.tv, it's called "Lederhosen" and the opening shot of him dancing in that outfit are just as stereotypical IMHO. Now let's see if I can post the screen grab of kilt outfit.

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**Tarheel** · 18th June 15, 04:18 PM

The "Scotsman" in question, (Kyle) has posted blogs of his experiences with Ancestry.com. The clothes are part of the wardrobe given him by the filming crew to wear. He has a lot to say about the experience. He also begs for "like votes". I get the impression a prize awaits him besides learning his heritage.

**AFS1970** · 19th June 15, 06:39 AM

I saw that add the first time yesterday.

I used it as proof to my wife that I can have both a kilt and leaseholder, a fact she disputes greatly.

**plaid preacher** · 19th June 15, 07:32 AM

Thanks for posting the picture Sydnie. It's a little hard to tell what is going on with the kilt. It looks funny because it is not even at the bottom - high in the middle and hangs lower on the sides. My feeble eyes doen't pick up that it's backwards; I wonder if it is simply the case that it was not made for him and his corpulence.

I wish they had left that d@mn't plaid off. That looks like a very interesting jacket ... which unfortunately you can't seem much of. It again looks very odd on his frame, but I suspect it's a crackin' jacket ...and just a little different than much of what we see.

**sydnie7** · 19th June 15, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by plaid preacher

Thanks for posting the picture Sydnie. It's a little hard to tell what is going on with the kilt. It looks funny because it is not even at the bottom - high in the middle and hangs lower on the sides. My feeble eyes doen't pick up that it's backwards; I wonder if it is simply the case that it was not made for him and his corpulence.

I wish they had left that d@mn't plaid off. That looks like a very interesting jacket ... which unfortunately you can't seem much of. It again looks very odd on his frame, but I suspect it's a crackin' jacket ...and just a little different than much of what we see.

Here is the link, now that I'm on a device that allows linking. Odd, sometimes when on my iPad it works OK. Other times when I click on the icon to insert a link, Safari crashes and dumps me back on the home screen. Oh well.

Lederhosen commercial