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4th April 21, 02:05 PM
#21
Originally Posted by OC Richard
I went for Isle Of Skye due to its soft pretty colours.
Me too, plus I traced my mom's ancestry back to Skye and MacLeod of Harris, Beaton sept.
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4th April 21, 06:16 PM
#22
Originally Posted by OC Richard
For me it's about getting more bang for the buck, I guess one could say.
Kilts are very expensive items! And I've only ever owned a couple at a time.
If I'm going to own only one kilt I want something as close to my "ideal kilt" as possible.
Then if I'm going to purchase a 2nd kilt I want it as different from the 1st kilt as possible.
For decades I've played in Pipe Bands with strong red kilts. So around ten years ago when I finally decided to buy a kilt I went for Isle Of Skye due to its soft pretty colours.
When recently I found out about Stewart ancestry and decided to buy a Stewart kilt I knew I wanted Weathered Colours, due to me always liking that look but never owning a Weathered kilt.
For sure if the shoe had been on the other foot- if I had played in the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band for years- when it was time to buy my own kilt I would have gone for a brilliant red tartan!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxpoLWOAoQ
Agreed, on all points. Do you happen to know what tartan they're wearing? Looks almost like a weathered variant of Isle of Skye.
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11th April 21, 03:03 PM
#23
Originally Posted by KennethSime
Do you happen to know what tartan they're wearing? Looks almost like a weathered variant of Isle of Skye.
Now that would be cool, Isle Of Skye Weathered!
I'm pretty sure their kilts are MacLeod of Harris Weathered
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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13th April 21, 10:12 AM
#24
Originally Posted by OC Richard
Now that would be cool, Isle Of Skye Weathered!
I have often wondered if I would like that. I love weathered tartans but IoS is all about the color.
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13th April 21, 07:49 PM
#25
Originally Posted by SF Jeff
I have often wondered if I would like that. I love weathered tartans but IoS is all about the color.
I should try it on one of those tartan generator things.
In Weathered, the dark green or "tartan green" of Modern becomes brown.
IoS has three different shades of green, so we're talking three shades of brown.
But IoS already has brown! What are we to do? Perhaps made the brown of IoS a rust.
In Weathered, the dark blue of Modern becomes grey.
IoS has no blue, but has purple. I suppose the purple would become the same grey that blue becomes?
The white/extremely pale grey would stay the same.
It would be a very tricky balancing act getting all those subtly different colours to work together, yet not blend together.
Last edited by OC Richard; 13th April 21 at 07:51 PM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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26th April 21, 01:57 PM
#26
I received the tweed kilt from USAkilts this weekend, and wore it to work (I’m a teacher).
The craftsmanship is superb, and the colors are lovely. Thank you all for your input in this purchase!
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Trying to avoid “looking like a refugee from a pantomime.” (hat tip Jock Scot)
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26th April 21, 05:09 PM
#27
Nice! That's a great looking kilt, and a great looking outfit!
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26th April 21, 07:02 PM
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wondering at the reaction in class
Originally Posted by Steelkilt
I received the tweed kilt from USAkilts this weekend, and wore it to work (I’m a teacher).
The craftsmanship is superb, and the colors are lovely. Thank you all for your input in this purchase!
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I wanted to ask you what was the reception when you showed up in kilt? have you brought a kilt before to class? I am a high school teacher and I wonder what the reaction would be if I show up in kilt. What is the name of the cloth you ordered for the kilt? it is beautiful
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26th April 21, 08:09 PM
#29
Originally Posted by Casaluz
I wanted to ask you what was the reception when you showed up in kilt? have you brought a kilt before to class? I am a high school teacher and I wonder what the reaction would be if I show up in kilt. What is the name of the cloth you ordered for the kilt? it is beautiful
The tartan name (from the USAkilts website) is: MM - CGE213
As for the reception, I’ve worn kilts infrequently over the last few years, and the reception is mixed. Many compliment, some make comments to deride, but the majority are either silent or appreciative. Expect the kilt to be a distraction the first time you wear it to class, but the effect dissipates with exposure to the garment. Confidence helps.
I’m also in CA, to the East of you in the Central Valley near Modesto, but I’d expect your reception would be close to my experience. That being said, I wore it to campus during our distance learning days to give the staff a chance to react before I broke it out for an on-campus day.
At the end of the day, I wouldn’t wear it if it were an ongoing distraction to learning, but that hasn’t been my experience.
Trying to avoid “looking like a refugee from a pantomime.” (hat tip Jock Scot)
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26th April 21, 08:58 PM
#30
Originally Posted by Steelkilt
I received the tweed kilt from USAkilts this weekend, and wore it to work (I’m a teacher).
The craftsmanship is superb, and the colors are lovely. Thank you all for your input in this purchase!
A very nice looking kilt I must say. Well done!
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