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Belt and buckle
Any wide belt (approx. 6 cm)
with a heavy duty buckle will do.
However, it is often difficult to find an ordinary one appropriate for kilt
wearing.
The kilt belt and buckle
might be a little bit overdressed for casual wear. However it
helps signal kilt to ignorant people.
You might also opt for a DIY solution. It is rather simple to make.
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Original Belt & Buckle
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A DIY belt. |
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Kilt hose
The socks, kilt hose, to be used with a kilt are supposed to
be folded down right under your knees. Accordingly they are “over knees” by
nature.
They are nice to wear on a cold early morning or whenever you want
to be a little bit dressed up.
At other times you might fold them down – as seen with
Scottish football fans.
Or you simply use ordinary short socks with your kilt. Don’t forget we talk
casual wear.
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Kilt hose from
Brevin & Co
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Garter flashes
They have two
functions: 1) Keeping your kilt hose in position, 2) Decoration.
If you want the decoration they are a must. For just function some
Velcro strips will do. When the the socks are folded down they are
invisible.
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Function and
decoration |
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Kilt pin
If you want a kilt
pin, buy it. It is a rather cheap device. Its only real function
might be that of adding some extra weight to the "apron" of the
kilt. It shall by no means go through both layers of fabric!
Kilt jacket
The so-called Argyll
is a good choice if you want to go to better restaurants, a theatre
or an opera house.
For protecting against cold a short wind breaker is all you need,
however.
Men's ordinary jackets are too long and simply look ridiculous with
a kilt.
Rather not
Ghillie brogues -
special dress shoes - are not for casual wear.
The bonnet (cap) is to my opinion pure national garb and should
therefore be a no-no
thing to non-Scots.
Wearing of the sghian dhub (knife)
in your right sock could in some countries get you imprisoned for illegal weapon
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