This is some of the most amazing fabric we have ever seen: a prince of wales check covered with complex gold, silver, and black embroidery. Some kind of weird organic clockwork feel. It looks good on the roll but it looks amazing as a kilt. With brass buttons and buckles this really is a past future classic! Click here to buy one!
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We were originally commissioned to create a Mexican kilt by a client who runs a Mexican restaurant. The complex Mexico crest was always going to be a challenge. According to Wikipedia:
The current coat of arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican Golden Eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. To the people of Tenochtitlan this would have strong religious connotations, but to the Europeans, it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil. The national coat of arms is also used in the Seal of the United Mexican States, a modified official version used by the federal, state and municipal governments.
In the end we decided to use fabric paints. Many thanks to friend and fabric designer Anna for her fabulous brushwork. It was a lot of work but I think you’ll agree that it was worth it.
We have since found out that using the image of the Mexican flag on garments is against the law in Mexico. I guess I won’t be going there for my holidays!
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Here is a great video from our friends at Wild Biscuit.
MOVE is a live show from Wild Biscuit, fusing Scots piping with hip hop B-Boy, funk & jazz. Like their facebook page here
The band are all wearing black biker Skilts with featuring reflective piping stitched into every pleat:
Check out our new 100% tapestry kilts. We got a couple of rolls of this fabric at a very special price so we can sell these to you for just £195 each. Visit our shop.
We like the leopard kilt teamed up with a plain black jacket to bring out the spots:
We call the next one our ‘Abstract Plants kilt‘ … like gardening on acid. We think it’s got a bit of an art deco / dandy look to it so we’ve teamed it here with a velvet smoking jacket:
If you are anywhere near Glasgow this weekend then check these guys out (you’ll recognise them … they are the ones in awesome reflective kilts):
I’ve had a design for a kilt with the Union Flag on the front for a while now. It looks pretty good but I’ve never been 100% satisfied with it. It didn’t adjust as neatly as my Classic Skilt design and, despite trying a number of innovative solutions, there was always the propensity for the wide apron to ‘tent’ across the knees when sitting (to the delight or chagrin of the person sitting opposite).
Having a Union Flag that wraps across the pleats of a Classic design Skilt has been in the back of my mind for years but I’ve always written it off as too complicated. This year I’ve finally decided to give it a go.
I’m a stickler for accuracy so the Union Flag needs to be drawn to just the right scale so that the height of the flag matches the length of the kilt. The rectangular flag then gets translated onto the conical form of the kilt, as I do this I realise that it’s even more complex than I first thought as it requires extra adjustments to stop the diagonal lines from having a ‘saw tooth’ effect. Each pleat needs at least 3 unique pattern pieces for Red, White, and Blue. All in all it is an epic project.
Thankfully I’ve got an expert to help me. I’d like to introduce Graham my pattern cutting assistant:
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Do come and visit us at the Duckie Christmas market at the Barbican Centre this Sunday December 18th. We’ll be there from 2pm-9pm and filled with Christmas cheer, and mince pies from the other vendors. There are some lovely new kilts to see, that haven’t made it up on to the website yet!
We recently accepted a commission to create a Royal Marines kilt in the Corps Colours:
Navy blue is the primary colour in the combination selected. it marks the intimate connection of the Corps with the RN. Blue was the colour of the facings on the uniform for over 100 years.
Drummer red is the secondary colour in the design. This tint of red is the old historic colour of the British Army and was worn by the infantry of the Corps from early times down to the introduction of scarlet in 1876.
Light Infantry green was worn on the shako by the infantry of the Corps for some years. It was perpetuated in the bugle strings of the RMLI
Old gold, rather than yellow, is the colour closely associated with the early history of the Corps, as it was the distinctive colour of the dress and ensigns of the Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot from which the Corps originates.
This isn’t a new image but it seems timely for me to post it onto the blog.
Max brought this Kilted (OK, I know it’s a hula skirt!) Santa back from Hawaii. She’s away in Australia right now … I wonder if she’ll find a kilted kangaroo or something while she’s out there?
Have a great winter solstice and Christmas holiday.
Lots of interesting people, lots of lovely people, lots of really weird people!
I’m pretty pleased with the look of the stall: we hung the black fabric up at the back to look like the back of a Skilt with the label and the parting with the fire showing through.
We were next door to some lovely people selling all in one spandex body suits … as you can see we couldn’t resist having a go in them! I think I’ll stick to kilts…
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