Ever heard of the expression 'to be a true Scotsman'? Well this one certainly is, as for the other one we can only guess! Call me cruel but I've been dying to post this one ever since I took it on the Royal Mile yesterday (And for the gorgeous guy 'adjusting the kilt' - good on you!) This photo is really for all of my non-Scottish family who were dead excited when I brought home a man in kilt!!To buy this photo as a greeting card or a print, click here.
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And now the world knows the answer to that pressing question, "What does a Scotsman wear under his kilt?" Nice catch ;)
You just have to love this one. Thanks for clearing up the kilt mystic!!!
Absolutely my favorite photo today. Okay, this week. You caught the perfect moment, the perfect curve. No, this is my favorite photo this month!
What a great capture! It's a super cultural/ethnic photo, and one which made me laugh.
Thank you guys!! It made me giggle too, and still does!
That is priceless photo.
Hi from South Shields, nice picture you have here today. It's true what they say about kilts Lol!!
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Oh, how is that for absolutely perfect timing?! Superb picture - I wish I'd taken it! (actually I'd have been quite happy to have let you take it, if only I'd been there to see :D ).
There are some slightly less sexy Scotsmen on my blog today, lol.
Waks! ;D It certainly is a "decisive moment" that tells the whole story!
Top shot! I suspect it will become an internet classic!
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OMG. That guy has nothing to be embarrassed about. Another useful thing I've learned today on CDP - great shot!
Je verdient de Pulitzer, Dido!
I decided to come back and examine this much more closely, in the interest of cross-cultural education, of course. The kilt fabric looks much lighter in weight than I had always assumed, with machine binding rather than a folded hem. Is this authentic garb, or is it souvenir wear?
USElaine, you may well have a very good point there. Proper kilts, such as owned by Mr Dido, are really heavy and really expensive, and you'd struggle to perform this type of exposure as there'd be simply too much material at the back! They're designed to conceale - thereby keeping the mystery alive...
Very funny Dido!
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Yes, these kilts are cheap, tacky ones that the guys probably got from a tourist shop on the Royal Mile... my kilt would never allow me to expose myself in this way... it's like the Loch Ness Monster, you have to keep the mystery alive!
Cheap kilts cost under £100 but a real kilt will set you back at least £300 and then there is the sporran, socks, skean dubh, jacket, shirt, etc! They're usually a once-in-a-lifetime investment.
Or if you are older like me (and your original kilt has shrunk!) then twice in a lifetime.
Good capture.
I'm with uselaine...ditto what she said.
Very cheeky shot. So it's no myth then
I love Edinburgh at this time of the year-- I've only been there three times. Your photo is fantastic! Your grandfather is wrong. It's hilarious rather than disgusting.
Bellissima!!!!
I have a kilt from the 21st Century Kilt Co.
Black wool Barethia made to the exact requirements by some guy that was trained by an ancient kilt manufacturer.
I've worn my black kilt complete with sporran and kilt pin on various special occasions and have always been asked if I was a true Scot. I can claim distant Scottish lineage but am English by birth. The question I am more frequently asked is " is anything worn under the kilt?" To which I always reply "no nothing worn, it's in perfectly good working order.
However due to the weight of 11 yards of wool fabric there's no need to be shy and wear anything. Save doing handstands the wearer is perfectly safe.
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