KILT IDEAS FOR THE MAN

There's a lot more to a highland outfit than meets the eye...
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KILT
  • Hand stitched - usually the traditional way to go and it can be let out when the groom lets himself go later on in life! Also more expensive but if you're going to buy a kilt it's worth getting a decent one.
  • Machine stitched - cheaper alternative but usually only off the peg ones are machine stitched.
 TARTAN
  • clan tartan - it won't date but you're stuck with that colour, luckily the MacEwan ancient tartan is a nice one. 
  • contemporary tartan - looks more modern but could look like a hire kilt and might go out of fashion.

 CLOTH WEIGHT/YARDAGE
  • needs to be at least 8 yard to get a good drape and deep proper pleat which you can stick your hand in, otherwise it might look like a cheap hire.
  • medium weight (13oz) and heavyweight (16oz) tend to hang best.  The lightweight (10oz) is more of a casual kilt which would be worn in warmer climates. Traditionally they are 100% wool, cheaper tourist ones are maybe polyester.
Crail outfit from thekiltshop.net

SHIRT/TIE OPTIONS
  • black shirt, black socks, black tie (younger and more contemporary)
  • black shirt, black socks, silver satin plain tie which is traditionaly considered a wedding tie.  (personally we 're not keen on the silky cravat ties as they don't really look very Scotish and are more suited to a morning suit rather than a kilt)
  • A tartan tie shouldn't be worn with a kilt either - only casually with trousers/suit
  •   a plain wool tie is an option and should be a colour picked out from your tartan so a blue one might look nice but then only with the white shirt and cream socks combo.

SGIAN DHU
  • lots of nice designs out there at various prices.
  
Sgian Dhu from www.slanjkilts.com