How to build your Kilt Outfit

Prince Charlie Jacket  >

Fly Plaids & Brooches >

Black Satin Bow-Tie >

Wing Collar Shirt  >

Kilt >

Dress Sporran >

Kilt pin >

Sgain Dubh >

Shoes, Hose & Flashes

This is the most traditional formal kilt outfit but fashions have changed.  Other Jackets can be worn as part of a Formal Outfit.  Often people prefer to wear a tweed rather than the black jacket and coloured hose.

Correct etiquette is you don’t wear a belt and buckle with a waistcoat and it pushes the waistcoat up.

A Rouche can only really be worn if you have a 5 button waistcoat.

The Semi-Formal

The Agyll style jacket – it was always said you wear a bow-tie to dress it up or a long gent’s tie to dress it down.  An Argyll has a gauntlet cuff. The Argyll jacket is worn open and can be worn with or without a waistcoat. When wearing the Argyll without a waistcoat a belt and buckle can be worn.

This is a Black Argyll Jacket and Waistcoat >

An Argyll worn as a semi-formal outfit:

This is a tweed Argyll Jacket >

Crail Tweed jacket with dress sporran.

Jacket and Waistcoat >

Argyll Jacket

Tweed Crail Jacket

Tweed Clunie Jacket >

Semi-Dress Sporran >

Satin Rouche >

Casual Kilt Outfit

Ideal for a Highland Gathering or the Rugby. Can be worn with a belt and a buckle.  Can wear your socks rolled down with no gain dubh.  For shoes don’t need to wear brogues.  Popular are polo shirts, t-shirts and short sleeved shirts.

Jacobite Shirt >

Belt and buckle , leather sporran and clan crest polo

Jacobite Shirt >

Daywear Sporran >

Ghillie Boots>

Clan Crest Polo >

Kilt Blogs

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History of Kilts Worn in Battle

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The craziest kilt pic I’ve ever seen

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