Outlander Wardrobe and language

[Calgacus]

Ahhh, you are in Perthshire, so am I!
One of the most amazing things about designing this, was shooting out in the middle of the Highlands in January in the freezing rain, sleet snow. They are running, fighting, rolling on the ground, riding horseback, doing all sorts of stunt work.
All of the crew had super deluxe, Hi tech gear on, and they were freezing and wet. But our Highlanders who were dressed as Highlanders, were warm and dry. Out tartan has felted a bit and is quite dense, but is also light enough for our actors to wear when on a small set with a raging fireplace and enormous lighting rigs. On those days, the crew is in shorts.
So it serves us very well.

That is very interesting. I wear my kilt whilst out on the hills from spring through to autumn. I still however wear modern mountaineering clothing on my upper body. What material did you use for actors' base layer (shirts/sarks)?

[terry dresbach]

Terry,

I think we can cut you some slack. We can understand that some people have jobs and can't spend all day talking about kilts.

And by the way, now that Ron is a kiltie, if you ever come back up to Vancouver I would be honored to host both of you at Freedom Kilts and the home of X Marks. Perhaps we could get you both to sign the logbook of our Quaich next to Diana Gabaldon.

Much better. Yes, absolutely. We love Vancouver, and lived there (in Kits and West Van) for many years. One of our favorite places.

[terry dresbach]

Rons-Dashing-Pose.jpg Mr. Kilt!

[creagdhubh]

Haha, don't worry, they made sense to me at least

Same here.

[KiltedKnome]

Rons-Dashing-Pose.jpg Mr. Kilt!

Terry, I was reading this thread at work (don't tell the boss), when some co-workers peered over my shoulder at this photo. Please pass on to "Mr Kilt" that the general consensus was that he was HOT!

[Dughlas mor]

Mind you, none of these anachronisms or otherwise ill-fitting elements are in any way interfering with my HUGE enjoyment of the series. But I do take note of them, generally after watching an episode for the first time.

Some anachronistic dirks here:

The guy to the right of Jamie (background, with horse) has what looks like a brass-mounted version of the dirk Colum wore at the Gathering; handle style is closer to 1800. Jamie's & Dougal's dirks are more mid-to-late1600s, though Highland thrift could argue for hand-me-downs in decent condition. The other guy, center foreground -- can't see his well enough.

Actually, Jamie`s dirk looks exactly like a Hanwei "early dirk," complete with it`s really poor quality sheath. It looks kind of like an early period dirk, except that the handle is almost twice as long as it should be. It can be had from numerous internet sources for well under $100.00

[terry dresbach]

Totally outside of my jurisdiction, as we have a top notch armorer, but I would be VERY surprised if our lead actors sheath was a $100 anything on this show.

[duke_19_62]

@terry dresbach, if I win the walk-on part in the Watch-and-Win Sweepstakes, will I be able to wear my own Great Kilt? (Macneil of Barra Ancient tartan) I assume not.

[kiltedrennie]

Ron is committed to getting it right and celebrating the culture of Scotland. He is a HUGE history buff, hence things like the sequence on will waulking, that was not in this book

It was really cool to see something like the waulking sequence. I recently saw a demonstration from a fiber group at a local festival. I hope they can continue to add sequences of daily life like this.

[creagdhubh]

It was really cool to see something like the waulking sequence. I recently saw a demonstration from a fiber group at a local festival. I hope they can continue to add sequences of daily life like this.

Indeed. Fantastic addition.