New to forum, new to kilts: celebrating McCreary/MacRory family lineage

**Maclachlan** · 10th February 23, 06:26 AM

Welcome from The Show Me State!

**tubino** · 10th February 23, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Maclachlan

Welcome from The Show Me State!

As a matter of fact I grew up in Missouri, in the heart of the Ozarks. Perhaps you're not too far from the J Higgins kilt store in Kansas City, Kansas, area?

**Maclachlan** · 10th February 23, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by tubino

As a matter of fact I grew up in Missouri, in the heart of the Ozarks. Perhaps you're not too far from the J Higgins kilt store in Kansas City, Kansas, area?

We're down near the bootheel in Ripley County. I need to drive up to KC.

**tubino** · 11th February 23, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Maclachlan

We're down near the bootheel in Ripley County. I need to drive up to KC.

If there's a discussion of particular kilt stores in the US on this board (and there must be), I haven't stumbled on it yet. It seems J Higgins in Kansas City area, and the one in San Francisco called Wm Glen and Son are two of the bigger ones for actual storefront places.

**kilted2000** · 11th February 23, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by tubino

If there's a discussion of particular kilt stores in the US on this board (and there must be), I haven't stumbled on it yet. It seems J Higgins in Kansas City area, and the one in San Francisco called Wm Glen and Son are two of the bigger ones for actual storefront places.

USA kilts is just outside Philadelphia. That they have a physical store.

**tubino** · 11th February 23, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by kilted2000

USA kilts is just outside Philadelphia. That they have a physical store.

I just learned that Wm Glen and Sons have a shop in Toronto— not terribly far for me! Could be a weekend trip.

**OC Richard** · 12th February 23, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by tubino

It seems J Higgins in Kansas City area, and the one in San Francisco called Wm Glen and Son are two of the bigger ones for actual storefront places.

Good to know, I didn't know J Higgins was a brick & mortar shop.

**tubino** · 12th February 23, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Good to know, I didn't know J Higgins was a brick & mortar shop.

I haven't been there myself but this is what one sees on their website.

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**PiperPadre** · 12th February 23, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by tubino

I haven't been there myself but this is what one sees on their website.

Yes, indeed. And should you visit there, you’ll be met by Griffin who is a top notch piper, extremely helpful and patient with whatever queries you may have, and always impeccably dressed.

**OC Richard** · 15th February 23, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by PiperPadre

Yes, indeed. And should you visit there, you’ll be met by Griffin who is a top notch piper, extremely helpful and patient with whatever queries you may have, and always impeccably dressed.

Thanks, good to know.

I will say, about Higgins, is that I've always found the "cut" of their Argyll jackets a bit odd.

If I were to go into business making those I would get a nice traditionally cut one from one of the older respected Scottish tailors (a vintage one from Ebay or what have you) and copy it.

There's something about the Higgins Argylls that strikes me as if they didn't have a pattern to follow, and sort of made it up. The same is true of their military-style doublets, but to a lesser extent.

Then again, most of the modern Argylls made in the UK are also clunkier in style than the nice older Scottish-made ones.