DT Style Rundown, The Kilts
Awww yeah. It’s that time we’ve all been waiting for! Time to dig deep into those woolen folds and enjoy us some skinny, Scottish man-kilt action. So let jump right to it.
The Actual Kilt:
In general a Scot will typically wear one of his clan tartans (Clan = essentially his surname) which is what David’s doing here.
As best as I can tell without straining my eyes until they pop out of my head, David’s Kilt is the Macdonald Modern Clan Tartan. Although it may be one of the other very similar Macdonald designs.
(Note: the colors below look brighter because it’s a digital picture and not actually a photo of fabric.)
This is the only of the Macdonald patterns that David has worn, and so I’m fairly certain that he’s only ever had one kilt.
Beyond the kilt, David has two seperate kilt ensembles.
The old one which is far more traditional, and a newer one that made it’s first appearance at the 2013 Scottish BAFTAs.
Coat/ Waistcoat: The coat/ waistcoat on his old outfit is a very traditional Prince Charlie style jacket with a 3 button waist coat, suitable for black tie events. I’m not altogether convinced he didn’t graduate from drama school wearing this. It’s not like he gained weight, am I right?!
The new jacket still seems to be a play on the Prince Charlie style but with round, brass???, buttons and a thinner lapel. I’ve spent a decent amount of time looking for this coat and I have to say I can’t find anything like it. I’ll keep looking and update if it turns up, but for now it’s a mystery. He’s lost the waistcoat and the tie for a nice rumpled Scottish Sinatra look. I approve.
Bow Tie/ No Tie: Not much to say here. He dropped the tie when he updated his look. Although it is probably worth note that he does add it back in for suitably important events like meeting America’s former president.
Just look at those cuties!
So now going down on moving down David’s body, we come to:
Belt Buckle: Honestly I can’t quite tell if it’s the same or not. If anyone feels like digging through old photos and squinting at his crotch let me know what you come up with and I’ll update. ****UPDATE: Different belt buckles. One is shiny silver with round things in the corners, while the other is dull brass with a knot design***
Sporran: Another one where I don’t really have the bandwidth to trawl through millions of Scottish haberdashery sites looking for a match, but if you get the itch defiantly let me know. They’re different. I like the new style with the leather straps. I like that SAYING leather straps makes this post sound way more naughty than it is. That is all.
Kilt Pin: David is wearing a Macdonald of the isles clan kilt pin.
Garter flashes: Another traditional element of Scottish wear that he lost in the newer modernized outfit.
Sgian Dubh: Don’t ask me how to pronounce it. It’s a traditional element of Scottish dress. He’s worn it with all his kilted appearances as far as I can tell.
Ghillie Brogues/ Boots: An exciting switch up for me as the Ghillies always remind me of ballerina shoes (sorry Scotland). I’ve actually seen something called “Ghillie Boots” on a few websites which look somewhat similar to what he wears in his newer outfits, but as far as I can tell that’s not these. I think they’re just regular nice boots. I’ll try to look and see if he wears them with any of his non-kilt outfits.
Reblogged from the INCREDIBLE ThingsDTWears blog, which I think has gone into permanent hibernation. COME BACK, WE NEED YOU!
Happy Burns Night!
Well maybe impermanent hibernation. But I’m still here alive and kicking, and I’ve still got “it” enough to point out that DT’s “new” Scottish kit is in fact his wedding suit... awww. Thanks for the love ❤️
