Kilted Fridays Adventures

**Archxpat** · 31st March 19, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by jthk

Your shoes seem to have some nice tread to them. Like the jacket and esp. the vest. I have the same black sporran.

Thanks! The shoes are about 30 years old now and still have great tread, vibram sole. The jacket is a old Backhouse waxed cotton coat, still waterproof (better than the Barbour I got to replace it...) the vest is one of my favorites.

**Father Bill** · 31st March 19, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by Archxpat

Thanks! The shoes are about 30 years old now and still have great tread, vibrate sole. The jacket is a old Backhouse waxed cotton coat, still waterproof (better than the Barbour I got to replace it...) the vest is one of my favorites.

I too like the vest. With it on, you need not wear the dirk belt with that huge buckle. Gives a cleaner look without it.

**Archxpat** · 31st March 19, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

I too like the vest. With it on, you need not wear the dirk belt with that huge buckle. Gives a cleaner look without it.

FB, thank you re the vest and thoughts on the belt. It was early in my kilt wearing experience. I’ve been experimenting with belt and beltless. I have a nice brown Sporran and Belt with a regular buckle that usually goes with the vest now. Perhpas still a bit of overkill, but fore some unknown reason I feel a bit incomplete without a belt. It’s pretty much hisden here so could easily do without it.....

**Standard** · 6th April 19, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Archxpat

FB, thank you re the vest and thoughts on the belt. It was early in my kilt wearing experience. I’ve been experimenting with belt and beltless. I have a nice brown Sporran and Belt with a regular buckle that usually goes with the vest now. Perhpas still a bit of overkill, but fore some unknown reason I feel a bit incomplete without a belt. It’s pretty much hisden here so could easily do without it.....

Great overall look, very comfortable and at ease. I love that waistcoat, where did you get it?

**Archxpat** · 7th April 19, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Standard

Great overall look, very comfortable and at ease. I love that waistcoat, where did you get it?

Thank you. The waistcoat is about 28 years old. It is from Hackett in London. It’s part of a shooting suit, very traditionally cut with a high waist on the Plus Fours, so the waistcoat is a bit shorter than usual, which works well for the kilt, being similarly high. Hackett still makes great suits, another good source is Cordings of Piccadilly.

**Mael Coluim** · 7th April 19, 02:49 PM

The Kilted lads perform The Hamish at last Friday's Pre- Tartan Day Kilt Night. It was a blast!

**Richrail** · 8th May 19, 08:03 AM

Last Friday, on our way to visit a friend in Pawtucket R.I. we stopped to visit Rocky. We drove from New Holland PA. to Pawtucket Friday night. We spent 10 days on a US history vacation. first stop, 3 days in Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown next we drove to Gettysburg PA for a couple of days. Then went to visit High School friend who lives in Pawtucket then finished with a couple of nights in Boston MA.