Differences between Men's & Women's Kilts? How much does it matter?
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- What is the difference between a man's kilt and a woman's kilted skirt?
We were asked this by one gent who was making clan tartan kilts for his kids - he needed to know if he had to make the kilts for the girls different from the kilts for the boys. The short answer for him was don't worry about it - make them all the same and save yourself some grief.
However, for grownups there are certainly some major differences between kilts and kilted skirts, billie skirts and tartan hostess skirts. This is important to consider if you are shopping used kilts, or are "cross dressing" (90% of the time women wanting to wear a men's style kilt for any number of reasons) Rocky runs down the tech specs.
Tartans in this video:
Rocky: Celtic Nations
Erik: Alaska State Seal
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BRILLIANT advice, especially about the kids growing, and passing them down to the next sibling.
The ankle length kilt/skirt you showed is mine Haha. I commissioned it from Welsh tartan and because they didnt have a listing for one that long they used mine for the photos. It's the Pugh tartan if anyone interested. It's the best piece of clothing own, I highly recommend commissioning something if your thinking about it
I love it! I was curious about longer kilt skirts, but ankle length skirts like I always wear are not 'in fashion' apparently.😅
I bought an "authentic Scottish kilt" on eBay. It turned out to be a kilted skirt from Hector Russell. Turned out to be a happy accident though because it fit my wife perfectly. She went from being adverse to highland wear to actually wearing it at a Scottish Festival and now wants to know about accessorizing it. :)
I love listening to these two guys, I have been born and grew up in Glasgow scotland I am really impressed by their knowledge
Great video! Another difference that I believe wasn't mentioned is the the women's kilt line with USA Kilts is not available in 16oz wool, so there are some tartans that can be ordered as a 5yd kilt but not as a women's garment.
There’s an old Scottish Gaelic saying…”There’s nothing bad under the plaid”. You will see for yourself when you see the kilt flap up in the wind. Not bad.
I'm moving to Scotland SOON and there's so much to learn! Never knew there were differences for the different genders in kilts, interesting.
I wish I could find a kilt in the thrift stores. I keep checking to no avail.
Good information keep up the great videos guys.
Thank you.
I just got a long women’s hostess skirt and a decorative kilt pin (the safety pin style, but the top looks like a thistle). What level do I place it? Knee, at the bottom, or does it actually matter?
Love you guys
I was always more comfortable in a “man’s” style kilt, possibly because when you grow up playing in pipe bands and highland dancing, that’s the only option. The art of making “mens-style” kilts tailored to fit women around the waist and hips is unfortunately a dying art, especially in heavyweight tartan (most tartan seems to fall ~12oz mark), but when done right there’s nothing quite like the swing and weight of 8 yards of 16oz tartan, either on the march or the dancing boards.
I have a woman friend whose Scottish and one time I said to her if I ever get married I want you to wear a "men's style" kilt and she women wearing them is normal anyway
I always thought kilts for men and men only, I always assumed that women just wore pladied skirts which is Awesome.👌 👏
I just bought a women's kilt today at the thrift store for $13.99. Looks just like a man's but opens on the left. Lable inside says The Kilt size 12. I will have to resell it because it's too small for my grandaughter.
When I was in high school in Memphis in the 60’s, girls often wore what sounds like mens’ kilts- very deep pleats, mid-knee length.
Quick, Super helpful information as I'm trying to navigate the land of women's highland attire. :o)
What do women wear with their kilted skirts? IE shirt shoes etc. Thanks!
As a rough guide, the tartan is the boldest part of the outfit. Everything else is fairly bland. A "teen/Yong woman" can wear a "mini" length with a t shirt in white or any matching colour.
A more "mature" or "formal" look is an above or below knee length pleated skirt. Outer top layer matching the darkest colour (usually blue or green field). If wearing 2 layers the plain white or highlight stripe colour t shirt or blouse largely covered by the darker outer layer.
Accessories match the darker colour.
Jewelry matches the lighter colour.
Alternatively match to the bright colours. But this leads to the bold red dress equivalent.
@@neilcampbell2222 Thank you!
So Kilts are like Shirts Opening on the Right for Men and The left for Women. So Kilts are Pleated. Well that was Educational I learned some Interesting Things about Kilts. I learned what they were Because of Scrooge McDuck, as He is Scottish. But he just Called it by name, And not much detail was given when Everyone was calling it a Skirt except for The Scottish Judge that Handled Scrooges Case. It's all in his Origin Story. So are Kilts also Irish wear?
That's the kind of capitalization you usually see in taunting notes to the police by serial killers,
if if found a kilted skirt or women kilt cheap in a thrift store, and it fit, I'd get it anyway just because here in the states the general public wouldn't know the difference.😁
Keep it in the clans that's all I can say
4:04 ohhh who cares?! from what you said theirs almost no different
why evan have gandered kilts?!?!? its just silly to me?!
I agree with ye. Like the kilt? It's your size. Wear it and don't care more.
@@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel OH! thank you!
i was expecting to bet burned at the stake for saying that! lol x3
I've always thaught that women look kind of weird in kilts
No offense, but... The kilt-wearing woman I am proves you wrong each time I walk on stage ^^
@@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel is it an emancipation thing or is it just a fashion thing? I don't really get it
A skirt is a skirt no matter what name you give it