Critique my summer kilt wear

**Mark Stephenson** · 16th July 11, 07:03 AM

Looks great! Thanks for posting and for describing the outfit. As a relative newbie, I find this very useful. I have to deal with the summer heat in southern Ohio. I sure wish I could find a PV tartan in any of the MacTavish or Stephenson tartans. As it is, I have wool kilts that look great, but are on the warm side when summer temperatures rise.

**Mael Coluim** · 16th July 11, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Mark Stephenson

Looks great! Thanks for posting and for describing the outfit. As a relative newbie, I find this very useful. I have to deal with the summer heat in southern Ohio. I sure wish I could find a PV tartan in any of the MacTavish or Stephenson tartans. As it is, I have wool kilts that look great, but are on the warm side when summer temperatures rise.

Although, not P/V you may find the tartan of your heart in a casual kilt sale at Burnette & Struths who advertise here. I have two of them in my Clan's tartan and they are my workhorses for the Games season here in VA which starts in fall but still hot. Once you have your family tartan, don't be afraid to branch out in universal tartans which Rocky at USA Kilts offer quite a number in P/V. And then, again there is no rule against wearing a family tartan not your own!

**Mark Stephenson** · 16th July 11, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

Although, not P/V you may find the tartan of your heart in a casual kilt sale at Burnette & Struths who advertise here. I have two of them in my Clan's tartan and they are my workhorses for the Games season here in VA which starts in fall but still hot. Once you have your family tartan, don't be afraid to branch out in universal tartans which Rocky at USA Kilts offer quite a number in P/V. And then, again there is no rule against wearing a family tartan not your own!

Thanks for the advice Mael.
I did go to USAKilts and found two PV kilts in one of my Clan tartans: Thompson Gray and Thompson Camel (Thompson is the modern English equivalent of MacTavish). BTW, I have ordered a kilt not in my family/clan tartan: USAF. Barb T is working on it as I write this, and I hope to have it very soon.