Quote Originally Posted by furrycelt
59 kilts?!?!... WOW... I don't have 59 of anything, not even socks or t-shirts. I had the impression that you had quite a few, but WOW, 59!?! You could wear one a day for 2 months and not worry about repeating!! I can only assume then that you must "collect" them the way others collect coins or stamps. Do you have some mounted and preserved behind glass; some imbued with special values?... like a rare Kilt worn by a famous celeb or one woven with gold thread?

(och! gold thread! that would look just tacky!)
Actually, Ian, all the kilts worn in the film of "Brigadoon" had gold threads woven into the tartans - but I have none of those!!

Yes, I suppose I do collect kilts, but I acquire them only if I can wear them myself - roughly 92% of my 'Kilt Kollection' consists of garments tailored expressly to fit me. The remainder are 'off-the-peg' purchases such as Utilikilts, UnionKilts, Amerikilts, etc. I have no interest in collecting other kilts simply because they might be historical items or because they once belonged to a celebrity. My kilts are MY kilts. Some of them are of slightly greater importance to me for varying reasons. For example, my very first Utilikilt (now archived) was one of the first ever Utilikilts and was made by Steven Villegas himself; I also have the very first leather Utilikilt to be sold (numbered, dated and signed by Steven); several of my "TFCK" kilts are unique because of the fabrics I selected and my last kilt from Geoffrey (Tailor) was the first to be made in their new corporate tartan: Grey Thistle Dubh.

With the kilts must come the accessories, of course, so I have a number of Argyll jackets in different tweeds, casual leather jackets and Evening Dress jackets and doublets in different styles, twelve sporrans, a number of formal and informal belts in black and brown, eight pairs of shoes and boots from which to choose, numerous pairs of kilt hose, flashes and neckties to match virtually any kilt, and so on.

To many, this might seem to be something of an over-stocked wardrobe, but this is a 'living' collection - garments and accessories to be worn daily according to my activities and my mood at the time. I believe too, that if one is going to appear in public dressed 'unconvenionally', then one MUST present the smartest, cleanest and tidiest image possible. It is far, far better to be complimented for looking good than it is to be laughted at for looking a mess - not so much from my point of view but from the point of view of the lasting memory taken away by those who happen to see that guy in the kilt!!

Or is it just some odd O.C.D. type thing?
Sorry. I do not understand "O.C.D."!!!

Now the $64000 question: if we unfolded/unpleated/unwrapped all of Ham's kilts and put them end-to-end, how far would we get?
Somewhere just short of a quarter of a mile, I imagine!!