Tartan Kilts Galleries
Holyrood tartan
The tartan
Holyrood is a commemorative tartan, designed by Alistair Buchan of Lochcarron of Scotland to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. Like a fashion/universal tartan it is for everybody to wear.
Holyrood is also the name of the royal castle in Edinburgh, the Scottish equivalent of Buckingham Palace.
The kilts
Holyrood is one of my absolute favourite tartans. No wonder, therefore, that I have more than one kilt in this tartan. In fact, I have three, two of them from long ago disappeared Tartan Wear Direct in Glasgow and being identical except for the length. The third one a wool kilt from Heritage of Scotland.
#1 Tartan Wear Direct 21"
A 3-yard PV/acrylic kilt (sold as a 4-yarder). Despite being a cheap kilt, the quality is excellent (except for the straps). When I bought it over 20 years ago, the price was only £39. Judged from the fabric, looking and feeling like PV from Marton Mills, it has hardly been made in Pakistan, rather in Scotland or another European country. I have been wearing it a lot, and I still do. It's a kilt that seems indestructible.
Depending on how high or low I wear it, it shall either be too short or barely acceptable according to norms. But for casual wear on hot days and with no kilt police around it is great.
The pictures
21 pictures showing the 21" Tartan Wear Direct kilt.
Costa del Sol, Spain. Sardinia, Italy. Karlskrona, Sweden, and own surroundings.
#2 Tartan Wear Direct 22"
Tartan Wear Direct offered their 'affordable kilts' in three different lengths, 21", 22", and 24". This kilt is 22" or 1" longer than kilt #1, Accordingly the length is more correct.
For casual wear, some rules, related to accessories, might be violated or neglected.
The pictures
21 pictures.
Mainly from Costa del Sol and Tuscany.
#3 Heritage of Scotland 22.5"
A 5-yard "John Morrison" kilt in 10 oz. wool, made to my measures by Heritage of Scotland. 22.5" long.
The pictures
21 pictures.
This kilt is fine for smart-casual wear, for example when visiting metropoles like Rome, New York City, Copenhagen, Nice etc. Or when just being out and about in your neighbourhood.
