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Ken’s Creations – Glasgow’s Miles Better Tartan
An Aerial Shot of the Glasgow Garden Festival Houston Kiltmakers owner Ken MacDonald is a well renowned Tartan Designer. As well as...
Sporrans – How to Wear Correctly and What are Sporrans for?
Leather Sporrans in Old Traditional Styles, Note the Pouch like Shapes Sporrans come in many different styles and designs, varied for...
Kilt Pins – How to Wear a Kilt Pin Correctly
The Kilt Pin is a small but key part of a Kilt Outfit. Often its function is misinterpreted and it is commonly used incorrectly. This...
Ken’s Creations – Bute Heather Range
A Mix of Kilts in the Bute Heather Range Tartans Houston Kiltmakers owner Ken MacDonald is a well renowned Tartan Designer. As well as...
History of the Kilt – Part 4 – Resurgence in Popularity of Tartan and the Kilt
After the dark times of the 1746 Dress Act which saw the wearing of Tartan, Kilts and Highland wear outlawed in Scotland, the 1800’s and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Where to Wear a Kilt – Céilidh
In this series of posts we will be looking at events where Kilts are often worn, and will be taking a closer look at some of the more...
Choosing an Authentic Scottish Tartan
The first step in choosing your Highland wear outfit is to choose your tartan. Here at Houston’s we can inform you of the correct tartan...
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...
Special Weave Tartans
Houstons can provide special weave tartans not readily available to the market. If you are having trouble finding your desired tartan we...
Ladies Love a Man in a Kilt!
Houston Kiltmakers has been in business now for over 100 years. We have a wonderful collection of letters, thank you notes, and...
How to dress like a true Scotsman!
Highland wear can be a tricky business, especially if you are wearing a kilt for the first time! It’s a whole new experience and we have...
Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!
As a retailer customer satisfaction is paramount, nothing means more to us than seeing a happy customer! Sometimes words on a screen just...
Tartan… The Celebrities Favourite!
Houston Kiltmaker’s is the only shop where you can physically see every tartan available. You might not be too impressed by that but;...
Tartan Takeover!
Houston’s had previously written on a blog about celebrity men in kilts after US rapper P Diddy rocked out Glasgow’s Fruitmarket in his...
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