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honestly i am more comfortable wearing a kilt, but not sure if the pirate in a kilt thing is well excepted by everyone. i have both and usually wear a kilt.

Most Pirates would not wear a Kilt because there is no protection for the elements. Plus would you want the whole crew seeing up your Kilt when your up in the rigging.

If you want to look like everyone else at the faire that weekend, wear pants.

If you want to look awesome - like DB & Capt. Bacardi always do - wear the kilt. ;D

Kilted pirate will definately make you stand out.  DB and Bacardi pull it off scrumptously!  What girl can resist a pirate in a kilt!?!! 

I don't care what's H/A and what's not when it comes to this... Give me a man in a kilt, pirate or not, any day!!!  Add a baldric loaded with sword, daggers and a few assorted pistols slung across one shoulder, and that's just icing!!! 

Y-U-M  ;)

I, like any pirate captain worth his rum, only wear my best on shore.  (go for the kilt)

mmmm ... a Pirate in a Kilt ... imagine the speed of which said Pirate could ravish a wench.
Take what ye can ...   aaarrrrghhh

Well now ladies..I do believe we ought to see his legs before making such a decision.

Might we have a picture of your knees so that we might decide best Duffy?  ;)

Oh Anna, I do so like the way you think!!!  I believe we'll be needin' to view the knees of all the brae brawny kilted lads here!  (sigh)  I must confess, though, that, in my opinion at least, there are very few men who's appearance is not enhanced by nine yards of tartan...  :D

Post those pics, gentlemen (and all you pirates, rogues and assorted others who choose to grace us with a swing o' th' pleats , as well...  ;) )!!!

Look at me.... I'm a freak. I don't think my opinion would help you much.

Sorry, ladies--I have to play the Devil's advocate here.

Nothing gets my blood racing more than a nice snug pair of breeches and a great pair of boots. Scuffed to the max.

Add a silk shirt billowing in the sea breeze and a cavalier hat....

*SPLASH!!*

Thanks, I needed the cold water.

Besides, can you see Captain Blood in a kilt? I can't.

i did wear a kilt. wore the black and gray one you see below in, then i went and bought myself a black one and wore that the rest of the day. up to 5 kilts now, 3 nice ones and 2 cheaper ones i will probably never touch.

only pic i have  on the computer and its from last year
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/jduffy01/100_0866.jpg)

HUZZAH!!!  And the kilt wins again!  

Although I do certainly agree with Wenchie in that a well fitted pair of leather breeks over a great pair of knee boots is definitely a rousing sight to behold!  :o

I rather like this idea of getting to vote on what the menfolk wear...  ;D  LOL 

Ah! Duffy you are a doll for posting a pic. :) Very handsome you are and I'm glad the kilt won out. To my mind there is nothing more appealing than a handsome lad striding about in a kilt. :)

Looks like some nice work on your arms too. Would you share some close ups of your tattoos? I have none of my own but I always like to look and hear the story of how they came about.

Great minds and all that...  LOL  I was also thinking what fascinating looking sleeves you've got, Duffy.  The tantalizing little glimpses of leg work look quite interesting, as well! 

I do so like the look of really intricate ink (and wouldn't mind sporting a bit more, myself), and there's actually a tattoo thread for just that sort of viewing!!!  In Mundane Topics, I believe...

How about the best of both worlds

-plaid pants! aka "tartan trews"  ::)

(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2191/187/76/1162560155/n1162560155_30337287_8960.jpg)
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v79/240/97/673048898/n673048898_122553_1089.jpg)

Very nice Groomporter! Your garb is so creative. :)

Quote from: groomporter on July 27, 2009, 09:45:30 AM
How about the best of both worlds

-plaid pants! aka "tartan trews"  ::)

i have thought about that, but truth be told, i enjoy wearing the kilt. i am very comfortable in it, even more so than period pants.

Quote from: Anna Iram on July 26, 2009, 11:00:45 PM
Looks like some nice work on your arms too. Would you share some close ups of your tattoos? I have none of my own but I always like to look and hear the story of how they came about.

i dont have any close up pictures of them at the moment. its not the first time i have been asked so i should take some. i can tell you what they are.

the left arm is a viking ship sailing in a storm with waves, clouds and lightning bolts topped by a celtic band. there are celtic dogs above that and there is a tree of life on the forarm and thors hammer as a compass on there also. the bottom band is tribal.

the right arm is all celtic knotwork pieces put together closely with a celtic sun on the forarm and tribal lower border. i have another dog on my shoulder, a knotwork shamrock on my inner bicep and a different tree of life on my elbow area.

the legs are actually pretty much blank with a line on one and a shark on the other. i also have my last name across my abdomen. oh and i almost forgot i have some viking symbols on my right foot.

theres always more to come

i actually drew almost all of these myself. i chose these designs cause of my heritage. my fathers family (duffy) is from wexford ireland which is a town that was settled by the vikings. viking blood is in all the local residents of that area they say. they were sea fairing people, mostly fisherman. i also grew up on the water and now that i do not live near the ocean i actually miss the smell of it and rejoice when i go back to it. my wife laughs cause i can smell it about 100 miles off shore. i always say ahhhh, i can smell the ocean and she just laughs.

Wow. The Viking ship sounds amazing. :) Yes, please do post pictures in the Tattoo and Piercing thread if you get the notion. It'd be fun to see it. Here's the link:

http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?topic=3085.0

*Totally know what you mean about the sea. I lived inland for a few years and arriving back to the coast and hearing the call of the seagull and smelling the salt air..it made me cry. I'd had no idea just how much it was in my blood.*

Okay..back to garb I guess...though I like to think tattoos are garb-like. :)

wearing a kilt will definitely make you stand out.

i love a man in a kilt

I am a sucker for a man in a kilt, so I voted kilt all the way!

Groomporter, you do pull off the tartan trews nicely though!

Thanks! Who says plaid pants can't be sexy  ;D
http://www.clanntartan.org/gallery/nasebypics/naseby1995j.jpg

I also like the sleeves. Would also like to see a close up of them. I am thinking of a tattoo myself. 

These are the only two pictures I have wearing the same shirt/doublet/hat combination.

Kilted
(http://www.pbase.com/lordmalcolm/image/113338210/medium.jpg)

Un-Kilted
(http://www.pbase.com/lordmalcolm/image/104537780/medium.jpg)

Malcolm, you are a tease sir! I read "kilted" and then scrolled down to see your handsome photo..and then I read..."un-kilted"....and while equally handsome...well, I admit my heart did skip a beat at the prospects.... :D

Dearest Anna,
This isn't "John's Inn", but I like the way your mind works.

Ah, but you must admit that the term "unkilted" would tend to lead the mind most assuredly in the direction of said Inn...

At least the mind of most any kilt loving lass who graces these threads...   ;)

when is a kilt not a good idea?  ;D

In a hurricane?

Quote from: fairydollmaker on July 30, 2009, 12:53:30 PM
when is a kilt not a good idea?  ;D

When it would just get in the way.

Very well said iain robb, very well said.

Pirate in a kilt?  More like double-threat  ;D