Kilt Hire for Weddings Overseas
Houston Kiltmakers have the largest and best range for of Kilts for hire in the West of Scotland, with over 130 tartans, 20 styles of super lightweight jackets with three different button options and...
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Tartan In Sports – Football Kits
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup currently being held in Brazil now seems like the ideal time to look back over the years at some examples of Football Kits here in Scotland that have...
History of the Kilt – Part 3 – Dress Act 1746
Kilts and tartan were not always prosperous in Scotland and sometimes their development was restricted. 1746 saw the implementation of the Dress Act 1746, which put the future of Highland wear, the Kilt and...
History of the Kilt – Part 2 – Development of Tartan and the Modern Kilt
It would be difficult to talk about the history of the Kilt without talking a little about the designs that were on them. Tartan, as the designs are known, was first seen as far...
Tartan In Sports – Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014
With the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games fast approaching, an event that will be touched throughout with a Scottish Tartan Spirit, there hasn’t been a better time to look forward to how tartan will be...
Where to Wear – Weddings
The next stop on our ‘Where to Wear’ journey takes us to perhaps one of the most popular occasions to wear a kilt, a Wedding. Whether you are the groom looking to make your...
A guide to The Ceilidh
Although they began as as uniform for Highland regiments, in today’s times kilts are worn by everyone and anyone, not just soldiers. Kilts in modern times are worn for all sorts of events, casual...
Scottish Pride
It’s a great time to be Scottish folks! Well its always great being a Scot but there are just so many exciting things happening right now! There has been a big yellow ball up...
Wedding Checklist!
Modern Bute heather tartan Your wedding day is thought to be the biggest day of your life and we understand that can be a very daunting process! With weddings now costing an average of...
Houston’s Guide to Being ‘the best’ Best Man!
Wedding season is in full swing in Scotland! Having sorted out men across the world with their wedding kilts for the last 100 years we like to think we are the experts on both...