Hey Ladies! Here’s How to Get Started with Kilts!

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

Aerisade is the word? My word, I love that! I wear midcalf skirts, usually brown or black, on a daily basis and an Aerisade would give them a nice extra layer for the winter as well as a lot of extra colour.

[@oliviaj9037]

I’m watching this despite being from the UK myself. It’s very easy to wear plaid skirts and scarves but difficult to style the more formal kilt style skirt. I think they look great for a classy meal/evening out! I have one myself but never really gets pulled out, despite looking great.

[@orcinusondine]

My next will be a men’s kilt, as I want those deeper pleats! :D But I love my hostess for best. It makes me feel elegant in a way few other clothing pieces do. Have several kilted skirts and (slightly longer) minis. Recently started using my larger shawls as half wraps over pants. Reminiscent of 90’s style flannel shirts tied around waist, but way cooler and more dramatic. I’ll use a large shawl pin or tuck each side through the belt. Essentially, I’m having far too much fun lately with my tartans and tartan accessories. Thank you for this video for the ladies! I love learning about everyone’s highland wear, but get excited whenever there’s a feature for women, as I can apply it to myself and it gets the inspiration churning.

[@MikeJamesHayden]

I think a kilt with 8 yards swishes the best! Go for it! An 8 yard knee length looks amazing on a girl! Sporrans are also very useful. Just don't jump when they are full, Ouch!!!!!

[@sherieffiong853]

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[@sherieffiong853]

@@MikeJamesHayden ❤️

[@askauntbianca7753]

Love this! Just got my second mini-kilt. Both are wonderful! I did run into someone who said, “I didn’t realize women wore kilts.” :)

[@madisennicolekirkpatrick5964]

We certainly do. I have the midi kilt and love it.

[@deeblack9393]

Back in the 1980s my sisters had kilts with shoulder straps like suspenders and my female biology teacher wore a kilt. It was considered a women's fashion garment. And I lived in Haverford township! The only time I saw a man in a kilt was a piper playing at Cooperstown Elementary!

[@richkestrel7416]

Ally may be able to go into a store and see an item and think _"wow, that sweater will go great with my Royal Stewart mini-kilt"_ , but I need my clothing to be coordinated by the Garanimals tag. ... or by my wife. 🤣

[@sherieffiong853]

Thanks for the awesome and much needed advice! I have been waiting for this.❤😂

[@eternalbleedingheart]

My fiance has an 8? yard, Spirit of Scotland, men's great kilt. If anything, most men have been impressed when confronting her as she knows how to wear it properly, she knows her tartans, and speaks Gaelic.

[@stevenwaldrop7853]

My wife got a mini kilt first, and looks fabulous in it. However, she isn't entirely comfortable even though she ordered it a bit longer. She was raised to not wear skirts above the knee. Her second order is a kilted skirt. We're still waiting for that to deliver.

[@the-kilted-trucker59]

Ally you have your own style, like your posts and your music. (ps, have you gotten Denver in a kilt yet?) If so would like to see a pic of you both.

[@dawnboren594]

My great grandfather used to go back to Kirckubright every couple of years when my sister and female cousins were in grade school. He would bring us kilts back every time.

[@johnneilson8377]

Hiya I have recently been watching your vids . Here in Scotland an old method to enhance the kilty swing was to sew old time halfpenny coins into the lower hem.

[@TheUnhousedWanderer]

My girl is short and thick. She'd look like a pin-up in a mini kilt and corset. Now I know what to get her for her birthday lol.

[@ramonbennett8416]

So awesome, very more inclusive 👍

[@drewheyman7173]

I have 2 ladies for whom I make kilts on a regular basis. It’s a fun alternative to mens always

[@the-kilted-trucker59]

Dont be a herd member, set your own look and style! I have always just worn what feels right. Over time the number of pants dropped and kilts increased. My daughter is a kilt wearer too. She likes the look, and I think she liked the way people look at her dad in public.

[@Avacarho]

I got a midi kilt this year. What accessories can a woman wear with her kilt? Is a sporran appropriate for a woman to wear?

[@ChibiPanda8888]

I've worn a sporran with my kilt before, and nobody batted an eye. I actually like it because I don't have to carry around a purse. I love wearing Celtic jewelry with my kilt. I even got a fly plaid to wear with my kilt, and it went over really well. I found a belt that would work with it that had the snaps on it to be able to switch out belt buckles, so I wore a Celtic knot belt buckle, too. I also dressed it up with a vest, but it was so hot the day I was wearing my kilt. I think I ditched it after a while. I'd say just kinda wear whatever you think would go with it. I wore a nice shirt but I would also wear a tee shirt and hoodie with it. It just depends on what you want. Personally, I'd stick with the colors in the kilt, though, to base jewelry and stuff around. Have everything match, but have fun with it.

[@nikkil764]

I don’t see much in my family tartan (Houston) but I was recently told that it was ok to wear a sept tartan. Is this true?

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

Yep, that is usually completely fine!

[@tomducastel9924]

❤ it Exactly if you want to wear a kilt just do it 👍👍

[@maxwellfan55]

Never understood why folks categorise certain clothes, i.e. what should be worn, when it should be worn, why it should be worn......jeez! Like the lady said..if a kilt fits, looks good, feels good ...... "just wear it". Worn properly, it's an incredible look for males and females of all ages. And as traditional kilts are costly, wear it as much as you like. Don't follow fashion...lead the fashion.

[@lyfandeth]

I'm of the clan Mann, and I'm told the proper tartan would be the clan Gunn. Any thoughts on that?

[@jmdenison]

Actually in the Midwest women wear kilts because they're considered traditional business wear. And if you go to the more expensive shops you will find often that women's suits will be made with a tailored jacket and you can buy either a kilt type skirt or a regular one. I know you're wearing a tilt because you bag pipe but a ton of women in business and and that are professionals we're kilts because it's appropriate business wear because they're very tailored generally

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

And what part of the Midwest would that be??! 🤔

[@jmdenison]

@@whiskeyvictor5703 I think they have a map of the Midwest marked with Midwestern states. But I'll bet you killed her also popular with women's business dress wear out east too

[@davidstancomb5380]

Better a cat joke than the one about strangling an octopus..... (Just kidding Ally!)

[@sethirwin1610]

Did Rocky take a picture to his barber??😂😂😂

[@jmdenison]

Ellie that's because you bagpipe. And for some reason there's a lot of men in bagpiping I don't know if it's just because it's traditional or what, but I know tons of women that wear plaid skirts and own kilts I probably own about 20 kilts. If you want a more balanced view of it go and check out Renaissance and medieval fairs

[@drewheyman7173]

Her sweater actually looks like a very light chain mail. Very fine choice

[@ChibiPanda8888]

I used to buy thrifted shoes but dont anymore. Thrifted shoes (unless they're essentially brand new) are worn to someone else's feet and won't feel good on your feet. I buy my shoes new and wear them til they pretty much fall apart.

[@KittyS-gg5gd]

Being as kilts are so 'fitted' what happens when you gain or lose weight?

[@jmdenison]

I like that but I'm going to continue making my own because mine are more fashionable. Then if you're an entertainer I think you would get tired really quickly of just having a traditional quilt when there are so many skirt clothing patterns out there that are really adorable. That's why I mention on your website you might want to hire gunnar deatheridge he is a designer on KZbin and you might want to check out his videos and his designs. Probably if you provide the tartan to him he can come up with something really cool for us ladies and he'll post the pattern and all you guys have to do is sell the material to us because most women sew anyway. I won't even mention the number of sewing machines that I own

[@neilcampbell2222]

Medieval and later mens fashions were colourful. There were descriptive terms for male victims of fashion.

[@the2ndcoming135]

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[@michelepfaff5363]

How can I see your womens scarves & shawls?

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

You can use this link! www.usakilts.com/women-and-children/women-s-boutique.html

[@michelepfaff5363]

@@USAKiltsOfficial thank you

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

Happy to help!

[@BCSchmerker]

+USAKiltsOfficial *Thanks for the manufacturer and stylist perspectives.* Historically, men were obliged to show Clan affiliation; the pressure wasn't on women. Eight-yards, e.g. in Lovat green Tweed, can be crafted with full figures in mind. Compression leggings, such as Piper Ally favors out of necessity, are also safer for women.

[@gotobassmsn]

The only time, as a man I would be OK for a man to wear a kilt outfit, is when she is in a pipe band.

[@lyfandeth]

Kilted skirts: Ask any male. Its that "catholic school girl" thing.