Royal Regiment of Scotland Kilt Uniform

[OC Richard]

Happily the uniform regulations are online, with photos showing people wearing each order of dress.

Things that bite people putting together military uniforms include

1) mixing things from different orders of dress

2) mixing things from different time-periods

3) mixing things from different units

4) mixing military and civilian items

and last but not least

5) having the right kit but not wearing it properly.

With the regulations and the photos therein as your guide you should be able to avoid all those pitfalls.

I see just about all the items required for No1 Dress show up on Ebay regularly: the Glengarry, doublet, badges, belt, sporran, kilt, hose-tops, flashes, spats, brogues. I think the least-seen thing is the doublet. There's only one up now, an officer's doublet.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...cotland&_oac=1

[Regimental]

Happily the uniform regulations are online, with photos showing people wearing each order of dress.

Things that bite people putting together military uniforms include

1) mixing things from different orders of dress

2) mixing things from different time-periods

3) mixing things from different units

4) mixing military and civilian items

and last but not least

5) having the right kit but not wearing it properly.

With the regulations and the photos therein as your guide you should be able to avoid all those pitfalls.

I see just about all the items required for No1 Dress show up on Ebay regularly: the Glengarry, doublet, badges, belt, sporran, kilt, hose-tops, flashes, spats, brogues. I think the least-seen thing is the doublet. There's only one up now, an officer's doublet.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...cotland&_oac=1

Thank you for that guidance OC Richard – it was actually reading the uniform regulations that inspired me in this project and so I absolutely want to use them as my ‘bible’ here!

I get annoyed enough by people not wearing the kilt properly in civilian dress so if I’m going to do this project I certainly want to get all the details absolutely correct I certainly won’t be mixing military and civilian gear, with the only exception that I probably will make use of the kilt for other occasions once I have it – my understanding is that it is an even heavier weight than normal, which should be useful on some occasions, I think.

[Miller6582]

https://electricscotland.com/history...nsHandBook.pdf

Ebay's good, try Facebook market place as some guys who are coming out of the army might have kit they've acquired over the years to sell. I've add a link above for the dress regulations handbook so you'll have an accurate outfit.

[Regimental]

Very pleased to say I have today ordered my first item: a used (but good condition) Royal Regiment of Scotland Government 1A kilt. I’m excited to receive it – it’ll be my fourth kilt, but first not in the family tartan!

Interesting that the sizing is based purely on height and waist, so I just need to hope it fits okay! Still, for £100, it’s very reasonably priced considering.

I’m going to take a bit of time once I have the kilt to work out what uniform to aim for, and therefore what item to put next on my list.

[OC Richard]

Interesting that the sizing is based purely on height and waist...

That's odd, isn't it?

Every military kilt label I've seen gives three measurements: waist, breech, and height.

[Regimental]

That's odd, isn't it?

Every military kilt label I've seen gives three measurements: waist, breech, and height.

Sorry, you’re right, there is a breech measurement too, but it seems to be just a reflection of height, rather than a separate measure. All in centimetres too these days, which took a bit of getting used to!

[JPS]

Sorry, you’re right, there is a breech measurement too, but it seems to be just a reflection of height, rather than a separate measure. All in centimetres too these days, which took a bit of getting used to!

I believe "breech" should refer to hip size, not length.

[Regimental]

I believe "breech" should refer to hip size, not length.

Ah yes, it appears the breech sized is fixed as 16 cm larger than the waist.