Scots Please Help Me!

stinamoo · 10 Feb 2009 at 14:12

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platypus · 10 Feb 2009 at 14:53

If she wants you too, and you're marrying into her family, wear their tartan?

Gepetto · 10 Feb 2009 at 14:54

There are district tartans for other areas. Do you fall into any of these districts?

http://www.scotclans.com/whats_my_clan/district_tartans/british_district_tartans/

meghatronic · 10 Feb 2009 at 14:57

Anyone can wear a Kilt...

One thing I've always wanted to know, is my mother's side have their own kilt... could I wear that legitimately?

geuben · 10 Feb 2009 at 15:02

This is my family's one. Not sure I'd consider myself Scottish enough to wear a kilt though.

Sol · 10 Feb 2009 at 15:13

Just buy/hire whatever tartan you like the look of - clan allegiances don't really matter. My (Robertson) tartan isn't particularly my cup of tea so I bought a generic "Ancient Pride of Scotland" tartan that I really like. Also got a Sherriffmuir jacket which I like better than the generic Prince Charlie.

Just make sure you wear it properly i.e. commando.

Hard to tell what they look like as above but mine is primarily blue looking and looks alright with black or white socks/shirt.

Participant · 10 Feb 2009 at 15:15

Ben M said:
You're English, wear a morning suit.

Agreed. My Scottish wife would whistle for it if she wanted me dressed like a jock.

Toker · 10 Feb 2009 at 15:16

Check out some of the ones that aren't actually clan tartans, a really nice one is the platinum pride

http://www.mccalls.co.uk/shop/images//large/pride_pla_LRG.gif

Azagoth · 10 Feb 2009 at 15:16

Go for a Cornish tartan if you want to fit in yet still secretly keep your English pride.

http://www.cornish-tartans.co.uk/

Ewanb75 · 10 Feb 2009 at 15:21

Yer Doooooooooomed, Dooooooomed i tell ye

Im gettin married in 4 weeks and just been for a kilt fittin

never worn one in my life b4, going for the Scottish National Tartan

E61 Grouphead · 10 Feb 2009 at 16:03

JoeRiches said:
Right me and the Mrs(She's Scottish) have finally set a proper date for our wedding, the problem that I'm facing is she wants me to wear a kilt!

What I'm stuck on is what tartan to wear or go for a plain kilt. I'm English and have no ties to any Scottish family or clan..... her family has a tartan, but i'm not sure if it would be ok to wear this.

Can anyone help?

Say no to the kilt chap. If you bow to this you are setting a precedent for a lifetime of being her skirt wearing biatch

Its your special day too. You don't want to feel uncomfortable standing there in a skirt.

Toker · 10 Feb 2009 at 16:29

Andrex said:
Say no to the kilt chap. If you bow to this you are setting a precedent for a lifetime of being her skirt wearing biatch

Its your special day too. You don't want to feel uncomfortable standing there in a skirt.

You'd be surprised how comfortable they are, I know plenty of english people who have worn them and loved it. Who's have thought wearing a "skirt" could make you feel so manly...I guess the 3-4 inch blade in your sock helps

Kennysevenfold · 10 Feb 2009 at 16:39

i would just ware the plain black one, though i wouldnt get caught in one at all come to think of it

Judge Mental · 10 Feb 2009 at 16:48

Kennysevenfold said:
i would just ware the plain black one, though i wouldnt get caught in one at all come to think of it

I wouldn't wear one full stop. Just a load of victorian romantic claptrap.

Gepetto · 10 Feb 2009 at 16:53

Judge Mental said:
I wouldn't wear one full stop. Just a load of victorian romantic claptrap.

Huh? Victorian?

Turtles · 10 Feb 2009 at 16:59

Just wear one that you like the look of.

Amp34 · 10 Feb 2009 at 17:16

I've always wondered about wearing one for my wedding (if I ever get married), but, i'm probably too far removed now to be properly legitimate, plus my clan tartan isn't particularly my type. I may do for a wind up though if the "fiancee" makes it a big do.

Judge Mental · 10 Feb 2009 at 17:35

Gepetto said:
Huh? Victorian?

Take the pre/early Victorian era, chuck in some of Sir Walter Scott's highland pulp fiction and hey presto you get clan tartans and the modern day kilt; the latter being a far cry from what was worn in the past.

There's Scots' history and then there's esrsatz Scots' history. Unfortunately it's the latter variety that perpetuates.

Parmesan · 10 Feb 2009 at 18:05

So after some excellent reply's from a few of you, like the skirt wearing biatch one, (The mrs did spot this one) I have decided to bow down and wear a kilt. Going to go for a nice simple plain black.

Toker · 10 Feb 2009 at 18:59

the plain black one's look god awful, personally I like dark plain one's with black and a grey plaid, check out the granite tartan

http://www.scotlandshop.net/Photography/Tartans/highland-granite-200x200.jpg