Kilt Do's and Don'ts

**KiltedSkeleton** · 13th August 08, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by ###KILTEDKIWI###

How about these gems

just found this one amusing...

AND THIS ONE, EITHER PULL IT UP OR AH NEVERMIND...
(hopefully no knows these guys, soz if ya do)

Isn't that the "White Stripes" Tartan? Very stunning.

**Mipi** · 13th August 08, 06:16 AM

Would someone wear this with the kilt??????

Is this a joke or what????

http://www.sulekhab2b.com/viewoffer/...at-leather.htm

**hallmarktex** · 13th August 08, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Mipi

Would someone wear this with the kilt??????

Is this a joke or what????

http://www.sulekhab2b.com/viewoffer/...at-leather.htm

The tag on the picture says it all, "Pakistan".

**Casper** · 13th August 08, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by KiltedSkeleton

Isn't that the "White Stripes" Tartan? Very stunning.

Dress Stewart.

**ForresterModern** · 13th August 08, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Casper

Dress Stewart.

Dress Stewart? Looks like Dress Stoopid if you ask me.

**Birddog** · 13th August 08, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by ###KILTEDKIWI###

I threw up in my mouth a little bit the first time i saw this...

OMG, did he just go to the games by himself, or is the other one with him??? Alright, we were all ignorant at one time about the appropriate wear of a kilt, but ***? Never in my wildest dreams would I consider wearing that to an event where rather large fellows are hurling stones and telephone poles!! And why did his friend not slap some sense in to him. My goodness, I really need another drink now.

**Splash_4** · 26th August 08, 05:23 PM

**katmills2005** · 26th August 08, 06:51 PM

I see this most frequently. Since I'll be at Dragoncon this weekend, I'll be seeing more of it. I kinda give a little twitch when one of these walks by. Utilikilts was there last year in the vendors area... I just wish they would hand out a how to brochure with each kilt sold.

**Mike in Dayton** · 26th August 08, 07:43 PM

Part of the problem with the long Utilikilt is I get the feeling that they intended for the top of the kilt to ride lower than a traditional kilt, i.e. the top of the kilt is where your pants waist would be rather then higher around the belly button. But then they offer standard lengths the same as a traditional kilt such as 24 inches. On me if the kilt is going to ride where my jeans go then my normal length of 23 inches will put the hem below the knee. I tried an experiment. Using one of my kilts as a guide I placed it were my jeans go then folded up the hem until it was just above the knee. I measured the resulting length as 19 to 20 inches. I was somewhat sloppy on pinning the hem so measurements were not very exact. You can order a Utilikit at a shorter length but anything less than 20 inches incurs a charge as I understand it.

At the Dayton Celtic fest I noticed a couple of younger guys in what appeared to be the Irish National Tartan. On both of them the hem was well below the knee. I wanted to take a pair of scissors and cut about a foot off the bottom. I hope that is not becoming a trend in the younger generation to put the kilt below the knee.