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After years of consdering buying, but just spending my money on renting, I have finally bought a kilt! A *lot* of hard-earned cash has been laid down, but, at 50 pounds a throw to rent, it should not actually take me too long to recoup (in effect) the cost. Allan and visited a selection of shops on the Royal Mile on Monday lunchtime to get an idea of costs. I was fairly settled on getting the same kilt package as Allan (picture) in Anderson tartan after discounting Little tartan as too red. However, as we wandered into this shop in Paisley Close (I was born in Paisley) and casually asked if he was even able to get the tartan, he pointed to a roll on a shelf above our heads! They had recently made kilts for an American pipe band using the tartan, and just so happened to have enough left for me!

Monday night was spent swithering which tartan to go for (again), but on Tuesday I decided that it would be Little! That lunchtime was spent in the shop, having fun poked at me for being too thin. I had to try on about 10-12 kilts before they could find one anywhere near my size. Paying for it also disolved into a farce, with Morgan Stanley having to be called (due to the amount!) and them calling me, whilst standing in the shop, beside the guy on the phone to Morgan Stanley... For Neil Stark's wedding on Saturday I have borrowed a Baird tartan kilt, which is OK. My kilt shall be ready in 6-8 weeks. I think this will be the first time a garment has been made just for me, all me! Excited, oh yes.

Now off to read that book...