wearing the military style kilt

[sailortats]

I recently received a Black Watch military style (4 inch rise) kilt. I have the accoutrements to wear it as a pseudo uniform. (see attached)
But I am wondering how those of you that also have this style of kilt wear yours.

I am sorry for the large picture but I have recently upgraded to Windows 10 and there does not seem to be any way to reduce the overall size of a picture.

[Profane James]

I wear mine like a push-up bra!

[Father Bill]

Phil, you look good ol' bud!

I generally reduce picture size by attaching them to an E-mail to myself. I'm given the option of reducing it, which I always take. I don't even send the E; I just copy the picture and use it to replace the one I'm about to upload.

Having said that, your pic is a reasonable size. The ones I hate are the ones that force me to reduce my screen size in order to see them, after which I can't read the text without going back and forth.

[Lady Grey]

I have no answer to your question but I think you look terrific!

[freddie]

Looking good.

[Bruce Scott]

Smart turnout!

I have noticed that the soldiers of the RRS wear their belts close to the top edge of the kilts.

[DotDLL]

I recently received a Black Watch military style (4 inch rise) kilt. I have the accoutrements to wear it as a pseudo uniform. (see attached)
But I am wondering how those of you that also have this style of kilt wear yours.

I've had a military-styled kilt for a few years now, a Black Watch kilt from What Price Glory. It's easily one of my favorite kilts!

I've found it to be a good kilt for day-wear, especially in New England winters. It's warm, and it stands up to wind extremely well.

Most of the time I wear it, it's worn in a non-military style (although I'm not sure if this is a good term for it). I tend to pair it with a vest, sometimes a jacket, and quite often with a sweater. Those items usually cover most, if not all of the top part of the kilt. They also help keep in my body heat.

All of this tends to get paired with thick socks, occasionally some kind of boot that works reasonably well in slush or snow (and at least rises above the ankle), one or more inner shirts, and maybe a hat.

The whole setup works really well with temperature regulation, at least in my experience. I spend much of my week at an indoor-centric desk job, at an office whose temperature adjusts throughout the day. If it's warm, I can remove some of the upper layers, maybe scrunch down the socks. If it's cold, or if I need to go out, I can add layers on. Unless it's incredibly cold out, and well below freezing with a fair amount of wind, it works rather well. :-)

-- David L.

[OC Richard]

This is my all-time favourite image of the military shirtsleeve order: Piper E. J. Dawson, 7th Battalion Black Watch, 154 Highland Brigade, 51st Highland Division, a lovely watercolour by artist Ian Eadie. Note some of the Black Watch distinctions such as the Red Hackle worn without cap badge and the light-khaki straps on the puttees. The pipes are wonderfully beat-up as one would expect. The Black Watch tartan cover, cords, and rear pipe ribbon can be seen. The kilt and front pipe ribbon are Royal Stewart. Note the holster for his pistol.



154 Highland Brigade consisted of the 1st and 7th Black Watch and the 7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Europe 1942-1945.

[Profane James]

Ah very cool! I really dig the rendering of the footwear...

[carlisle401]

If I could just point out as a Royal Scot and an instructor at the Scottish Infantry Depot (Bootcamp) for all seven regiments at that time.

Black Watch shirt sleeve order dress with kilt. TOS, red hackle, no tartan patch, Shirt sleeves rolled above the elbow, one hand's width,no undergarment under the shirt shall be visible, kilt worn around the waist, (it is quite a few decades since the kilt was worn high.) Leather sporran, Lovat hoses, red flashes, black boots (low) with puttees.

You look good anyway, so wear it whatever makes you feel most comfortable. You might get a Black Watch veteran asking you when you served.