Back from vacation and a wedding...

[CeilidhDoc]

At the wedding I was the only kilt-clad man there. The wedding was in high heat in Pittsfield, IL. Wanting to remain subtle but comfortable, yet classy gave me some headaches and required a lot of compromises but this is how my outfit turned out. Note that both photos are after a couple of hours in the heat and one was taken with me standing on uneven ground in a wonky posture while looking straight into the sun (so not the most flattering). But since I talk alot about kilts and have yet to post a photo of myself in one I figure it is about time. Feel free to comment as you wish. No offense will be taken and I welcome any positive or negative comments. You can also just leave the crickets chirping and make no comments at all.

Slàinte!

[Calgacus]

Very nicely turned out indeed!

[rtown]

Looks great. Also like the kilt hose.

[briansbarkery]

Looks good. I really like that belt.

[creagdhubh]

Very smart, mate!

[Bareknees1]

Looking good. Sharp coordination with parts and colors. Covet that sporran!

[Riverkilt]

Sharp look. You HAD to be hot in the jacket and kilt hose...

[WillowEstate]

Looks good to me, what's not to like?

[MinusHD]

Looking good! I'm not experienced enough to identify many tartans by sight. Which tartan are you wearing there?

[CeilidhDoc]

Thanks all for the kind comments!

Well, even if you were experienced this is a tough one unless you cheat and look at my profile. As far as I know I have the only weave of this exact version of the Clan Lamont tartan. It was only ever offered by Dalgliesh and apparently I was the first person to ever order it, and since then it has disappeared from their tartan library on the website. I will have to post a review of my kiltmaker for this one sometime with the details but getting this tartan was a bit of a saga. The name Dalgliesh uses for it is the Lamont Dress tartan in Reproduction colors.

Yes I was quite hot that day but so was everybody else. Interestingly I was not at all hot from the waist down. Just head to waist, despite the linen kilt jacket rather than tweed. I do have a trick for super hot days with the hose though: I tend to wear cotton socks under them to deal with the sweat and prevent the wool from getting rough against my skin.

Since people mentioned these items I hope the following is helpful:

as far as the sporran is concerned, you can get it here:

http://www.usakilts.com/fancy-pin-br...y-sporran.html

and the hose here:

http://newhousehighland.com/hose_celticknot.html

and the braided strap I paired with the sporran here:

http://www.rkilts.com/belt.aspx

and the belt here:

http://www.usakilts.com/brown-and-bl...kilt-belt.html

I got the kilt belt buckle on Etsy and it has a celtic Torq/torc design in an antique finish rather than chrome.

When Matt from NewHouseHighland starts offering the linen jackets again I would highly recommend one for warmer weather to any people interested.

Slàinte All!