Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Nighthawk]

I have a new do/don't combination for you all to consider- DO wear a kilt to the Colorado Renaissance Festival. DON'T forget to pleat the thing!! Aaarrrggghhh! I saw so many unpleated tableclothes at the ren fest this weekend that I was actually surprised by the three other people there wearing their kilts correctly. Oh, and one more don't- DON'T wear a kilt if you don't know what tartan is! And no I didn't type that wrong. I saw a guy wearing one of those unpleated kilts, and I really liked the tartan. I asked him what "Tartan is that?" He answered "8 yards."

[Ayin McFye]

I have a new do/don't combination for you all to consider- DO wear a kilt to the Colorado Renaissance Festival. DON'T forget to pleat the thing!! Aaarrrggghhh! I saw so many unpleated tableclothes at the ren fest this weekend that I was actually surprised by the three other people there wearing their kilts correctly. Oh, and one more don't- DON'T wear a kilt if you don't know what tartan is! And no I didn't type that wrong. I saw a guy wearing one of those unpleated kilts, and I really liked the tartan. I asked him what "Tartan is that?" He answered "8 yards."

So let me get this straight... He was wearing 8 YARDS of unpleated material? Holy Cow he had to look like a mummy all rolled up in that stuff.

[auld argonian]

I have a new do/don't combination for you all to consider- DO wear a kilt to the Colorado Renaissance Festival. DON'T forget to pleat the thing!! Aaarrrggghhh! I saw so many unpleated tableclothes at the ren fest this weekend that I was actually surprised by the three other people there wearing their kilts correctly. Oh, and one more don't- DON'T wear a kilt if you don't know what tartan is! And no I didn't type that wrong. I saw a guy wearing one of those unpleated kilts, and I really liked the tartan. I asked him what "Tartan is that?" He answered "8 yards."

So, in other words, this guy got the concept of "eight yards" but failed to grasp the concept of it having to be pleated? Egads!

This is where your Xmarks kilt-advocate good guy nature should have kicked in and you could have directed the unfortunate fella to one or more websites, including videos on Youtube, where he could have, "...gotten some tips on how to make the outfit more authentic..." or "...gotten some pointers on how to wear it so that it's more comfortable...". All of which goes to saying in a nice way that ya dinna hae ta walk aroond lookin' like sumat tha jist felloota a laundry hamper.

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[Nighthawk]

So, in other words, this guy got the concept of "eight yards" but failed to grasp the concept of it having to be pleated? Egads!

This is where your Xmarks kilt-advocate good guy nature should have kicked in and you could have directed the unfortunate fella to one or more websites, including videos on Youtube, where he could have, "...gotten some tips on how to make the outfit more authentic..." or "...gotten some pointers on how to wear it so that it's more comfortable...". All of which goes to saying in a nice way that ya dinna hae ta walk aroond lookin' like sumat tha jist felloota a laundry hamper.

Best

AA

The conversation continued with me asking "So first time in a kilt?" He said "How could you tell?!?!" And I did just what you suggested.