This campaign and blog is all about kilts and the cultures that embrace, from the Scot to the Irish, the Manx, Cornwall, The Welsh and more~ Of particular interest to me are the Strathclyde Welsh since allot of my family lines descend from this down into Wales and through out Scotland. The Irish too and of course the NW Europeans who came over to Scotland to serve the Monarchy there and established numerous clans.
Some of the Clans that are founded by my ancestors are: Stewart, Fleming, Balfour/Bethune, Davidson, Comyn ..just to name a few then there are those who families are married into. But we will get into that later.
As we all know or should know every person with at least ONE European ancestor is descended from Charlemagne and at least 60% of everyone who was alive 1000 years ago and that is accounting for the 20 odd percent that did not have children. It’s all explained by this amazing YouTuber who does charts on everything and I will be posting on that later. Figuring in those facts everybody with at least ONE Welsh, Irish, Manx, English and the Channel Islands including Normandy, Brittany and of course Scotland has at least ONE Scottish Clan in there tree SOMEWHERE . That ONE clan all leads into other various clans either Scottish or Irish by direct line or married into by some distant Aunt, Uncle or cousin. So you can be specific on just wearing one Kilt of one Clan or area OR you can embrace them all because the chances are that you are related to numerous Clans from a multitude of areas.
The point of this campaign is to expose the masses to Kilts, the story behind them, who makes them. Reviewing them so you know what’s good, what’s crap and who has what kind of tartans. There are over 5000 registered tartans but not everyone carries everything and some things are really expensive, come kilts are cheap and brilliantly made others are expensive and crappy made. This blog and social media campaign should help you make good decisions.
I will cover Celtic and the related music, the kilt pins, sporrans, the family histories of not just me but all the clans.. I may even find lost kin along the way … Post links to interesting things associated with the whole Kilt culture
In general kilts are Awesome. they are stylish and who doesn’t want to look good in a era where people wear sloppy joggers all the time (Mum always told me to look my best when I left the house .. there are some excpetions to the rules but not many). In hot weather the up breeze is nice and above all they are comfortable.
I hope you enjoy this campaign I have been in PR for 27 years and have numerous clients from actors to musicians along with products even a kilt line but I am NOT biased~ I tell it like it is… I have worked with fashion designers, fashion shows etc My passion for kilts is vast I have 7 at the count of this.. but I will go into that later.
If you make kilts and want me to review your kilt making skills email me at amgcpv@gmail.com and we will set something up. If anyone is looking for PR check out my website http://www.algeinerpr.com
Enjoy the campaign… I will be posting the Instagram and Twitter ID soon~
Cheers!
Al Geiner ~ Lord Gwyddelwern Lord Kintail
Under the Kilt .. a look into kilts 