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How much is it to hire a full kit?
Kilts. I need one. Cheaply.
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
If they're going to get picky, choose a generic tartan like "Flower of Scotland" or "Auld Scotland". Or Celtic FC
Suit worn with a tie in the appropriate ish tartan? Ime kilts are the exception rather than the rule at such events. As I said, not a massive fan so...
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/unworn-kenneth-cole-three-piece-suit.355797/I think I'd then have to buy a suit, and hire a tux as well.
Grrr(not you, at stupid dress codes).
I think I'd then have to buy a suit, and hire a tux as well.
Grrr
gosub
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there are shed loads of DJ's in charity shopsI think I'd then have to buy a suit, and hire a tux as well.
Grrr
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
That would be a very sore point for my relatives regarding my own very delayed (10+ years of sin and anguish for the mothers) wedding which aroused a lot of angst. best not.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
No.
I don't need it for either.
The wedding I could wear a suit. I suppose. The Burns Night (which I suspect i will be expected to attend on an annual basis from now on) I could go in black tie. People would be "disappointed" though.
I have neither a suit nor black tie stuff.
I've managed to make excuses and get out fo the last few occasions where I need this getup. Time's up now though.
However I do this, it's gonna be an outlay. I don't like these kinda events at the best of times. So wearing ill-fitting stuff would only make the occasions even less fun.
I figured why not get something that would do for both (and future similar) and that I actually want? I've wanted a kilt for years.
There are also Rangers ones I believe.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
It's a bit unclear whether you are doing this unwillingly or not.
My personal opinion is that at a formal event, folk should go in the formal wear they want to. That can be highland dress or a regular suit. The choice is not really related to how "Scottish" you are. I don't think anyone should be making you feel like you are letting them down by wearing something you don't particularly want to. In fact I hate this kind of attitude and always seems to come from people that have a weird need to demonstrate their "Scottishness" whatever that is. If you've got limited funds it would seem to me more sensible to invest in a suit that you like that you can wear to a wider range of events.
Myself (born and raised in Scotland) I have various reservations about kilts and highland dress and what it signifies. But I do have a kilt etc that used to belong to my uncle and grandfather and in certain situations it feels right to wear it. It's me who decides when it's right to wear it though. If I didn't have stuff with a family history I doubt I'd go out and buy an outfit myself.
I wouldn't do any kind of tartan tie or tartan bow tie stuff. That's a bit naff. And it won't in any case satisfy any kilt fundamentalists.
Bear in mind that if you want/need to go in formal highland dress, it's not just a kilt you need. You'll need a sporran. You'll need a waistcoat and/or jacket, and a normal suit jacket will not look right; the cut is different. You'll need socks and shoes that work too. When you hire an outfit you don't just get a kilt, so comparing the cost of buying a kilt against the cost of hiring an outfit is not a fair comparison.
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chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Having a kilt would be "willing". Having an enforced dress code? "unwilling".
That make sense?
I don't think a suit would be adequate for the black tie stuff. So - regardless - I need something else for these occasions. Tux or highland dress seem my options.
That's my concern, I'd limit it so tie or cummerbund or pocket square. Not all three.
I know
More scope there though as there's more ex-hire etc. available. I've seen the full outfit for around £300, but I'd still need to get that down by about £100.
My son has one of the cheap kilts, about £30 which his gran bought him from a stall that stands in the shopping mall in Greenock. it is of course a very different item from a quality kilt, but at first glance it could pass as one and look the part for a wedding (especially if alcohol is consumed).
Cruise ships now dock in Greenock and the stallholder sells dozens to American tourists.
Cruise ships now dock in Greenock and the stallholder sells dozens to American tourists.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Sort of yes.
I'd not do any of the above in tartan. Tartan on anything other than a kilt just makes you look like an american tourist or maybe a tour guide.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I have a copy of this book.
Reading it reminds me why I am mostly not going to wear the kilt.
The whole business easily descends into a nonsense of one-upmanship about who does or doesn't know the "rules" which are seemingly just made up by people who have nothing better to do with their time anyway. And it ends up having little to do with style or looking good.
True highlanders value style and sophistication above formalised rules and snobbery. It's what's makes us better than everyone else.
Reading it reminds me why I am mostly not going to wear the kilt.
The whole business easily descends into a nonsense of one-upmanship about who does or doesn't know the "rules" which are seemingly just made up by people who have nothing better to do with their time anyway. And it ends up having little to do with style or looking good.
True highlanders value style and sophistication above formalised rules and snobbery. It's what's makes us better than everyone else.
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