Kilt Attire - Texas style

[macwilkin]

Yep, that's a great plan!

The photo of you with your David Crockett t-shirt is even better!

T.

[Mike_Oettle]

Cajunscot took the words out of my mouth: “Why not order a Texas Bluebonnet Tartan kilt? That's probably the simplest way to honour Scotland and the Republic!”

And Zardoz complemented that perfectly with his Lone Star kilt pin.

Now to find something equally expressive of the country I live in!

[Kiltboy]

I kind of doubt you are gonna find a 'western' style belt thats wider than what will go through the belt loops on jeans, same with buckles, even the big*ss rodeo award ones still only fit a 'regular' belt....

I agree. Western style belts are too narrow.

But also check out local tack shops. Many do custom leather/strap work. In fact, one of my favorite sporran straps came from a tack and farm supply shop Chattanooga. Bought, off the rack, for less than $20.

[Nighthawk]

How did we all overlook the simple answer?

There's a simple answer to that one- I don't have $250 just laying around not doing anything, and I came at this with the assumption that the OP doesn't, either.

Kiltboy or Nighthawk - can you recommend a retailer (on-line or otherwise) who might have a more varied selection of Texas/Western wear (belts, buckles, vests, etc.) that would be more "appropriate" with a kilt? The Cavendars and Sheplers stores do not seem to have the right stuff. For instance, the widest belt I could find at these retailers was 1 and 1/2" whereas a true kilt belt is 2 and 1/2 to 3" wide.

Thanks for the help.

No I don't. I just pick things up on my travels.

[chewse]

Hey Tobus, your wife does beautiful work! Does she have a website? or an e-mail address?

[OakJon]

For a real Texas style kilt pin you could always make a nice one out of a rattlesnake rattle . They have the rattles pretty cheap on e-bay, just glue a pin on the back.

Ropers don't look that much different than many of the lace up boots people wear with their kilt

A cowboy hat would probably look nice but I would draw the line at a sombrero

[Tobus]

Hey Tobus, your wife does beautiful work! Does she have a website? or an e-mail address?

Most of the work she does is for a saddle shop that belongs to a friend of ours. He's old-school, and doesn't have a website for his business.

One of these days I will get around to building a website for my wife's work that she can use as a base point for perhaps starting her own leatherworking business. Right now, though, she pretty much just gets work by word-of-mouth referrals.