How do you kilt yourself?

[efer]

Cool post MacSimon

I have fun choosing what to wear for the day. Much more than when I get dressed wearing pants.

My list is a lil' simpler:
1. Hose: If I'm wearing hose +/- flashes, they are first.
2. Shoes: are next...boots are last (no boots in the house)
3. Shirt: I try to match my hose.
4. Kilt: currently only one tartan (blackwatch) or 2 UKs
5. Belt: I always wear one
6. Sporran: if wearing my BW. I typicailly don't wear it around the house.
7. Boots: if I'm wearing them. The boots/sporran can easily reverse order.
7a. Keens: In summertime, I wear my Keens with my UKs.
(no sporran and no hose)

Kilt pin: With only one tartan kilt, my XMarks pin is always on my kilt.

Skian dubh: It sits in my dresser. It seems for more formal events.

Cheers,

[Macman]

It's been hot here by our standards, so for me it's been:

1.Kilt
2.Belt
3.Beer

[jjoseph]

It's been hot here by our standards, so for me it's been:

1.Kilt
2.Belt
3.Beer

We were helping my landlord move some things to storage the other day and that's exactly what we wore. I love the way you put it though... it belongs on a T-shirt!

[jjoseph]

Well, depends on the when and where....
If there's gonna be heat or labor involved -- it's a UK with either redwings or sandals, with or without a T-shirt and no sporran. Casual wear, a T and a UK or light kilt and a buzz kidder sporran.

1. Clean the bod.
2. cover the feet: sandals; pushed down hiking socks then boots; or hose, flashes, ghillies
3. cover the bod: buff, T shirt, or button down with tie / waistcoat
4. cover the butt: Kilt... wool kilts are beautiful but too hot for anything except winter or fancy dress. The undergear is circumstance dependent. For a while, I went with, then I tried using a cloth to protect the kilt fabric (too much hassle). Now I pretty much follow the same rules I would for cargo shorts, so most of the time just go without.
5. hide the keys: Sporran: I use a nylon web sporran belt with a D clip -- BEAUCOUP easier than the chain and it doesn't wear out the kilt fabric. Wear either a black or brown buzz kidder leather unless it's dressy, then go with the fancy cantle and fur.
6. cinch it: Belt (match leather to the sporran and shoes)
7. decoration optional: Kilt pin, skian dubh, and jacket only for formal wear.

[Pleater]

Ah -

1)kill alarm
2)kill other alarm
3)find sarong
4)wander downstairs to make tea
5)look for clothes downstairs - put some on, if apt, or take upstairs for later
6)go downstairs to find where I left the tea
7)select belt and add more clothes to self if appropriate, drink tea, put on kilt
8)look for something to put on feet, hopefully in pairs
9)consider total effect, tweek as necessary.
10)carry mug downstairs to wash up, the day officially begins.

[morrison]

Choose kilt
Start putting stuff on in no particular order. Except, attempt to get the shirt on before wrapping up in the kilt. When I'm done I leave.

[Panache]

Alternate method to putting on kilt.

(1) Put on shirt
(2) Put on underwear (optional)
(3) Put on socks and shoes
(4) Go online and buy a Stillwater Kilt
(5) Stand outside mailbox 10 minutes later (holding your kilt belt)
(6) Stillwater kilt materializes around your waist
(7) Put on belt and head on your merry way



Cheers

[Jimmy the Celt]

Alternate method to putting on kilt.

(1) Put on shirt
(2) Put on underwear (optional)
(3) Put on socks and shoes
(4) Go online and buy a Stillwater Kilt
(5) Stand outside mailbox 10 minutes later (holding your kilt belt)
(6) Stillwater kilt materializes around your waist
(7) Put on belt and head on your merry way





Cheers

LOL My SWK Wallace will arrive today. I ordered mine on Thursday, and it shipped Friday, so with the weekend, it's taking a bit longer to materialize: about 20 minutes

[Big Dave]

In order...

Shirt - Usually a t-shirt or polo.
Kilt/Cilt - I wear my UK's more than my Tartan(s).
Belt - I always wear a belt.
Socks/Hose - Depends on the weather and where I'm going.
Boots/Runners - Also depends on where I'm going.
Sporran - Almost always, even with my UK's, just not around the house.
Kilt/Cilt Pin - Only with Tartan.
Jacket - Depends on the weather and where I'm going.
Hat - If I feel like wearing one.
Misc -As for a knife, I don't own a Sgian dubh (yet), but I sometimes keep a pocket knife in my Sporran.

Then I look in the mirror to make sure I look as good as I feel.

[davedove]

Typically, it's this:

1. Underwear (if worn )
2. Hose
3. Shoes
4. Shirt
5. Kilt (since it goes over the shirt tail), kilt pin already attached
6. Belt (if no waistcoat)
7. Sporran
8. Waistcoat (if worn)
9. Jacket (if fly plaid is worn, it is already attached to jacket)
10. Headgear