Oh the Humanity!

[turpin]

An agonising wait but the product will be worth the wait.

First of all congratulations on the choice! I have one of his 4 yard box pleats and I ADORE it. Just be patient. I promise it's worth it.

I'm sure you are both right, but April 9 seems a long way in the past.

[thescot]

Nah, you're gonna be miserable . . . and with good reason. Waiting on a new kilt is worse than waiting for Santa Claus.

Why not find a good place to get a bonnet and wear it while you wait? That's what I did after reading, So You're Going to . . . . That way you can pose in front of the mirror and pretend there's a kilt down there out of sight.

You can also be breaking the bonnet in since most new ones need a lot of work!

Good choice, and congratulations.

[Captain]

Why not find a good place to get a bonnet and wear it while you wait?

Got any suggestions for one that goes well with a kilt but doesn't have a poofy ball, frilly rosette or otherwise *ahem* dainty thing on it? Those all look great on some people, but I ain't one of them.

It's kinda like when the wife and I were picking out my wedding ring... I tried on one with diamonds in it and we almost got arrested because I think they thought we were trying to distract them so we could steal it by rolling on the floor laughing... I ended up with a 15mm titanium band.

[Jerry]

Anything from Matt is well worth the wait. This is my tank, purchased from Matt. It's 9 yards on Ancient Macneill, knife pleated.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I'm sure you are both right, but April 9 seems a long way in the past.

Guess who's kilt is next in line.... I'll never tell! I'll give one hint, though, it's a Gordon tartan, not modern, not ancient....
:-)

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Got any suggestions for one that goes well with a kilt but doesn't have a poofy ball, frilly rosette or otherwise *ahem* dainty thing on it? Those all look great on some people, but I ain't one of them.

If you are looking for something historical, one of the hand knit broad bonnets, or even just the repro highland bonnets we sell down on the bottom of this page would work:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/bonnets.htm

If you are looking for a moder modern cap and don't like the balmoral or glengarry, I think a flat cap, sometimes called a driver's cap or a couny cap, looks great with a kilt. Especially a tweed one (I beleive Brad is wearing one with his weathered Henderson kilt in the link he posted in this thread).

Matt

[Yaish]

I'm sorry, this thread just begs for the image.

[Panache]

That's brilliant!


About hats, how about a beret? They look great with kilts and have similar lines as a balmoral without the added ornamentation. You can still add a badge if you want though.

beret




balmoral



Cheers

Jamie

[TimC]

A thirst no dram can quench?

God forbid!!

[turpin]

Guess who's kilt is next in line.... I'll never tell! I'll give one hint, though, it's a Gordon tartan, not modern, not ancient....
:-)

WooHoo!!!! how many ways can you spell Jones?

To keep on topic, I second Jamie on the berets. You can get a really nice one at What Price Glory.