Tag: kilts

Japanese tourists warned – don’t talk to Scots in football shirts

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Deadline News Journalist - July 1, 2012

JAPANESE tourists visiting Scotland have been warned to avoid people wearing football shirts and not to eat “weird” Lorne sausages. The first official Japanese tour...

Official Help For Heroes tartan launched to raise funds

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Guest - June 18, 2012

BRITAIN’S servicemen and women wounded in battle are set to receive a funding boost thanks to the new Help for Heroes tartan. The country’s largest...

XXXXL kilts as obesity levels rise

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Deadline News Journalist - April 3, 2011

KILTMAKERS are being asked to produce outfits equivalent to an XXXXL as Scots obesity levels rise. Many shops are having to stock kilts with a...

Kiltmaking industry at risk as skills "die off"

Deadline News Journalist - October 3, 2010

By Cara Sulieman THE FUTURE of Scotland’s national dress is under threat as the number of authentic kiltmakers has dramatically dropped. Only 10 “proper” kiltmakers remain...

Kilt copyright could save tourists from tartan tat

Deadline News Journalist - June 16, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A CLAN chief is calling for a “tartan trademark” to stop cut price cloth being fobbed off as authentically Scottish. Lord Jamie Sempill,...