Black Shadow debut on Queen Victoria

**Jimmy** · 16th May 12, 01:55 AM

yesterday at the Auchentoshan Distillery in Clydebank

**Andy Ternay** · 16th May 12, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by Jimmy

That is a sharp looking kilt!

**Jimmy** · 16th May 12, 05:27 AM

On the cruise i alternated between the Hunting Stewart and the Black Shadow, the latter seem to attract more comment as lots of people seemed to be unfamiliar with a non-tartan kilt

**Jimmy** · 16th May 12, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by Andy Ternay

That is a sharp looking kilt!

Thanks

**chrisupyonder** · 17th May 12, 11:52 AM

Jimmy, I was wondering what my next kilt would be as I already have both MacLaren ancient and weathered. You have just won me over with the Black Shadow. Very smart.

Can you tell me what the fabric is, mill, weight etc. I cannot find it on my local store's site (McAllans). They normally use Lochcarron or House of Edgar but I have found Marton Mills do a 16oz. wool.

Chris.

**Jimmy** · 18th May 12, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by chrisupyonder

Jimmy, I was wondering what my next kilt would be as I already have both MacLaren ancient and weathered. You have just won me over with the Black Shadow. Very smart.

Can you tell me what the fabric is, mill, weight etc. I cannot find it on my local store's site (McAllans). They normally use Lochcarron or House of Edgar but I have found Marton Mills do a 16oz. wool.

Chris.

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the complimentary remarks.
I bought the Black Shadow kilt about 6 weeks ago from MacGregor MacDuff's ex-hire shop in Yoker in Glasgow, its an eight yard woollen kilt and I was told that the person who had ordered it never collected it and it was passed to their ex-hire shop in Yoker.
It was never worn before me and fitted me very well. The cost was £199.
Although a long time kilt wearer, Chris, I am not too knowledgeable about the mechanics behind kilt making but it certainly is a very good and well made kilt.
Jim

**Paul Henry** · 18th May 12, 09:37 AM

Black Shadow tartan is a Marton Mills design but they also do one called Ben Dubh and one called Black Isle, all of whihc are variations upon a theme.

Originally Posted by chrisupyonder

Jimmy, I was wondering what my next kilt would be as I already have both MacLaren ancient and weathered. You have just won me over with the Black Shadow. Very smart.

Can you tell me what the fabric is, mill, weight etc. I cannot find it on my local store's site (McAllans). They normally use Lochcarron or House of Edgar but I have found Marton Mills do a 16oz. wool.

Chris.

**chrisupyonder** · 19th May 12, 07:01 AM

Thanks Jimmy, you got a real bargain there.

Chris.

**chrisupyonder** · 19th May 12, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by paulhenry

Black Shadow tartan is a Marton Mills design but they also do one called Ben Dubh and one called Black Isle, all of whihc are variations upon a theme.

Thanks for the info.

Chris.