Forums / Groups
Men in kilts

5 yard 13 oz James  Morrison wool kilt
Douglas Green Modern tartan.
Heritage of Scotland.
Approx. £ 155 including shipping

Kiltforum.org
Positioned as the kilt forum with the European touch. More down to earth than most fora.

The Scots Forum
A Canadian-American forum for kilt wearers.

Xmarksthescot.com 
The classic forum  for men in kilts.

Bravehearts' Kilt Forum
The first forum for men in kilts and other unbifurcated manly garments. Hardly any activity here anymore, however.

Forums / Groups
Men in skirts and kilts

Trotzdem, dass fast 100 Millionen Deutsch als Muttersprache haben oder Deutsch verstehen, hat es nicht für ein Forum erreicht, wo Männer sich alleine mit dem Kilt als Bekleidung für den Alltag auseinandersetzen.
   In allen deutschsprachigen Foren ist der Kilt ein Beiprodukt geblieben.

Private Homepages
Men in kilts

Variety has come to mens' wardrobe

Addicted to photography

A website on photography with some kilt photos and a little FAQ page  on kilt wearing and buying.

Every man can wear a kilt. You2.   
A link to the front page of this site.

Addicted to Photography

Eine HP über Fotografie auf Deutsch und Englisch. Einige Fotos  mit Kilt. Eine kleine Kilt-FAQ-Seite ist nur auf Englisch.
    

Alba Schottland

Austrians in kilts  

Austrian kilt sites indicates an above average interest in kilt wearing:

Alpen Highland Games
Gordon Highlanders of Austria
Highlenders Langenzersdorf
The First Carinthian Highland Club
Vienna Highlanders   

Especially the Austrian kilt maker Rettl 1868 is doing a very good job in promoting the kilt - the Austrian way:

Rettl 1868 Kilts and Fashion

Erste Kilt Ball im Hotel Schloss Seefels
Kleine Zeitung about the Kilt Ball 14 October 2011 at Castle Seefels.

Jeder Mann kann im Kilt gehen. Sie auch.
 

Også danskere går i kilt   
 

Private Homepages
Men in skirts and kilts

Ferdi's Homepage
Emanzipation ist keine Einbahn-Strasse
Die HP von Ferdi, ein Pionier der deutschen Bewegung für Männer im Rock und Kilt ist hier wieder verfügbar und 95% komplett. Nur einige verlinkte Artikel feheln.
   Ferdi starb am 11. September 2008.

Blogs etc.

Most blogs have that in common that realities do not meet ambitions when created. Accordingly newest entries are often several years old.    That has nothing with kilts and kilt wearing to do. It just the normal procedure, it seems.

Some years ago I made a blog, too. And it was no better maintaned than most other blogs.  
   Now I have decided that I give it a new try. I have even added a kilt blog in German.

Comments are welcome.

Dress2kilt-blog  

Dress2kilt-blog    

Kilts and skirts videos

Kilts in Computer Games

Stupidity

Webmaster's opinion

Makers / shops
Traditional and semi-traditional tartan kilts

Being a repeating customer at Heritage of Scotland I know what I'm talking about:  
   Whether you buy a cheap casual kilt or a made to measure wool kilt you'll get the most of  value for your money.
   On top of that their customer service is excellent and cannot possible be beaten by any other online company.

An around 49 GBP casual kilt by Heritage of Scotland. Expect it to arrive within a few  days after ordering.

Lastminutekilts have a wide selection of readymade kilts in various sizes and tartans. The website looks very good.
Lastminutekilts from House of 
Tartan  

A really good and most informative website is run by Scotweb.

Scotweb has a very good reputation and prices look absolutely favourable.
If you are logged into XMarksTheScot or Kiltforum when ordering you get a price off.

I haven't bought from them yet, but I will.
Scotweb Store

Never ever

In an article in Herald Scotland 25 January 2010, “What does the kilt mean in 2010?”, the co-owner of Slanj Kilts, a man named Craig says:

“I see the kilt as a formalwear thing. I think any man wearing a kilt, traditional or modern, during the day looks a bit silly.”

A manager with the opinion that heavy users of his products look silly and who obviously prefers usage limited to (a few) formal situations!
  Well, to me that is pretty much silly and Slanj Kilts is certainly not a place where to spend my money.
Slanj Kilts.

The forest green kilt from Tartanista is no more than £24. And shipment is extremely cheap and fast.
   My advice to the vendor: Have the three straps replaced by only two - of a better quality.
    For casual unpretentious wear highly recommended, nevertheless. Here worn with a blue anorak and blue kilt hose.
Tartanista London

Here you can read more: http://blog.dress2kilt.eu/#post26

In continental Europe kilt shops where you can try on and buy a kilt off the peg are very few. One of them is Schottenladen in the picturesque little town, Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany.

Their in-stock kilts are made by O’Neil of Dublin and called Walking Kilts. The fabric is 10/11 oz wool and they sell in various tartans and sizes at 219 EUR.
  The length is 58 cm or 23”. This  is a little bit shorter than the normal 24” but for many kilt wearers an advantage.
  It is a 5 yard (approx. 460 cm) kilt with many pleats. It is not lined.    

O'Neill of Dublin kilt by Schottenladen. Black Stewart tartan. I also have one of these kilts in Black Watch tartan. Here worn with black kilt hose.

At Schottenladen you can also have your self measured for a 4 or 8 yard kilt and order one.
  Or you could buy accessories like sporrans, kilt hose, flashes and jackets.

Kilts are cheaper in Scotland. But if you are in the neighborhood of Rothenburg and should prefer the possibility of trying on a kilt and see the tartans before buying, spend some time with Mr. Hughes or his wife. You'll be in good and professional hands.  

Kilt makers' non-functioning web pages

January 2012

Chisholm "New  shop coming soon"
The Tartan Store "Under reconstruction"

KILT VENDORS / MAKERS
ON FACEBOOK

Makers / shops
Traditional and semi-traditional tartan kilts

NON-EU based

  USA
Alexis Malcolm Kilts
British Shop
J Byous Kilts (Savannah Kilts)
Celtic Corner
Celtic Cultures (Early kilts)
J. Higgins
Kathy Lare
Kiltmart 
Linda Clifford

OTB Kilts
Savannah kilts 
Shetland Piper
Sir Robert's Highland House
Skye Highland Outfitters

Sport Kilt  Light weigth kilts 

Stillwater kilts
The Frugal Corner  
The Kilt & Thistle Shoppe
The Scottish Lion
The Scotland Yard
Tistlestopshop 
USA Kilts
UT-KIlts  

CDN

Burnett's & Struth
MacIsaac Kiltmakers
MacLeods Scottish Shop 

Makers / shops
Sporrans, belt & buckles, kilt liners ("under kilts")

  EU based

Being a casual kilt wearer I prefer sporrans to be roomy and of a plain and straightforward design and I like this sporran pouch from Caledonian Creations, which I ordered in brown.

Not to blame Caledonian Creations  in anyway, but why do manufacturers of sporrans never inform about dimensions on their websites, and why do sporrans always come with a sporran chain?
   I hate these chains and always have to make my own leather sporran straps.

Who will be the first manufacturer to introduce leather straps as an option?

Brown sporran pouch from Caledonian Creations with brass buckle fastener.
I paid £45. 
   The tartan of my kilt is Caledonia.
 

I was wrong: Not all sporrans come with a chain. At least there is one exception:
   MacRostie of Glasgow provides his sporrans with a leather strap. Thank you so much.
   And the sporrans look good, too, and one model is without tassels.
McRostie of Glasgow

Makers / shops
Kilt hose/socks

W. Brewin & Co. sell some very nice kilt hose at a very favourable price and in several colours. Highly to recommend. 

Kilt hose from Brevin & Co.

Makers / shops
Kilt Liners / Under kilts

Tartans, tartan finders etc.

B2B
Business2Business

Having had the opportunity to try on one a utility kilt from
UK Expo International I must say that I'm most impressed by the sewing quality, the fabric and overall design.
   Highly recommended.

UK Expo International also makes tartan kilts and kilted skirts for the ladies.

A UK Expo utilty kilt

Tartans for the ladies

This  O'Neil of Dublin mini kilt is made of 2½ yard (approx. 230 cm)10-11oz pure new wool.

Size UK18/EUR46:
W  34"/86.5 cm.
L 19.5"/50 cm.  

Available from Schottenladen
90 EUR.

Royal Stewart (shown) plus four other tartans.
   The apron closes from right to left.
  Two light duty straps and buckles of good quality.

Makers / vendors
T-shirts

Makers / vendors
Buckles and straps
(Spare parts)

Makers / shops
Non-traditional
or modern kilts

  EU based

According to Howie R. Nicholsby, founder and owner of 21st Century Kilts, the kilt should be an alternative to trousers and for every man to use, casual or formal:

“My aim is to give men throughout the world a realistic alternative to trousers. Pioneering the next step of its evolution, 21st Century Kilts is true to the original kilt which was everyday clothing. Casual or formal a kilt should be an option for any man from anywhere who can realize they are part of the history of an international garment."

Kilts sewn to order.
Made in almost any fabric.
Traditional or contemporary.
Old fashioned and Modern
Paul Henry Kilts

NON-EU based

Utilikilt Original in sand. $215 + freight.
   EU residents have on top of that to pay duty tax and local VAT.
  During the lastcouple of years prices on Utilikilts have increased quite a lot. But most makes are even expensivier.
 

 USA
Alt.kilt  

Amerikilts 
Bilt Kilt
Buzz Kidder Originals  Canvas kilts
Durakilt
Kilt this   Activity kilts  
Kingkilts 
Kommandokilts  
Neokilt  
Sport Kilt  Light weigth kilts

Stump Town Kilts NEW

The Kilted Nation TKN
Urban kilts
Utilikilts
UT-KIlts
Woodoowares. (Alpha Kilts).

 CDN
Freedom kilts 
R Kilts 

 
OZ Kilts  According to the pictures  the kilts  may just be Utilikilts with another logo.

Kilt pictures
Search for kilt, kilts, utilikilt

5 yard 10 oz James  Morrison wool kilt
Campbell Ancient Tartan.
Heritage of Scotland.
Approx. £ 120 including shipping
Lovat blue kilt hose from Brevin & Co.

Guidelines

Definitions etc.

Links pages
Men in kilts and skirts

A skirt rather than a kilt?

The webmaster himselfs considers the kilt to be the only alternative to men's trousers.
   Nevertheless, it is a fact that some men, to whom a manly appearance is still important, prefer appropriate skirts over kilts or they will alternate between kilts and skirts. That's  their way and decision.
   Skirts, designed especially for men are available. However, news are few  and most home pages for men's skirts could benefit by some updating.  

Fashion designers like Vivienne Westwood and Marc Jacobs have yearly presented men in skirts on their fashion shows, but have never commercialized them.

H&M have every five years or so made rather halfhearted attempts to bring skirts  to men’s fashion. Last time was in 2010 and prior to launch a veritable PR stunt. The thing, called a kilt, comprised a flimsy skirt and shorts reaching beneath it. In practice distribution was limited to a few  big outlets.

No big surprise that men buy skirts from women's stores, then. And some skirts can look rather masculine, denim, pockets, belt loops, front zipper and might work, at least untill the skirt is combined with other items from the female wardrobe, which, unfortunately, is rather often seen.

In practise, therefore, the kilt is the only skirted alternative to trousers.

Makers / vendors
Mens skirts

Skirts

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