Green kilt in Gent

**GreenDragon** · 12th March 09, 12:38 PM

That is GREEN. Wow.

**BroosterB1** · 12th March 09, 07:17 PM

By gods that's green! Of course it might be brought out by the color of the coat.....No that's just green!

**Sheep In Wolf's Clothing** · 13th March 09, 08:20 AM

Very nice. How hard was the material to sew? I want to try a thick tweed like material for a kilt, I am just wondering how hard it is to hand sew.
Wear in good health,
Sara

**pdcorlis** · 13th March 09, 08:52 AM

Love the kilt, love the shirt, love the scarf, love the shoes & socks, love the color of the jacket - but not the jacket length. It seems a shame to cover up all those wonderful pleats. For me a shorter length jacket in the same color would do the trick.

Oh yeah - VERY nice photos too!

**Paul Henry** · 13th March 09, 09:07 AM

Thanks everyone for the great comments, I confess to enjoying "colour" as is evidenced here!!

Rex: unsure of the weight it's a much thicker fabric than any of my other kilts, so it's a little deceptive, but it's got to be in the 20-22 oz bracket.

Sara: it was surprising easy to sew, the wool has a lovely feel and a great heft to it, but it has a softish sense to it. It was all hand sewn, except for the waist band, and my machine was struggling with that as well...But I completed it in just under 2 days, I was patient but consistent I think, stopping for coffee as often as I could.

Phil: thank you, yes perhaps the jacket does cover a bit too much, but it's a favourite one of mine, and I thought the colour combo was great as well.I'll just have to look out something else, remake something, or make something completely from scratch, that is if I find the right fabric, and I'll pass your approval of the photos to my tame cameraman, he will be delighted!

**meinfs** · 13th March 09, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

Love the kilt, love the shirt, love the scarf, love the shoes & socks, love the color of the jacket - but not the jacket length. It seems a shame to cover up all those wonderful pleats. For me a shorter length jacket in the same color would do the trick.

Oh yeah - VERY nice photos too!

I echo Phil's comments.

It all works for me. Outstanding!

**Jock Scot** · 14th March 09, 10:23 AM

I don't say this often,but that is awful. Sorry.

**meinfs** · 15th March 09, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I don't say this often,but that is awful. Sorry.

For a second, I smiled when I saw Jock Scot's name as having made a comment, I thought, perhaps a change of heart. ...and then I read your comment.

Not quite.

[with all respect, no offence meant to you Jock, of course...

] See, I even spelled "offence" in the British style

Honestly, I am appreciating it more that certain styles and designs don't work for everybody. For me, for example, I'm pretty liberal with my appreciation of non-trad kilts, but I just cannot make myself to like those runway pics of shabby, shoddy, "fashion" runAway runway men's skirts (they're not kilts!!! please!) in a thread posted not too long ago.