There are cultural and linguistic clues that our express train to Edinburgh will not be heading south of the border.
First stop in Edinburgh is the tailors.
After 50 years the kilt is in need of some TLC.
' Nae problem. It's got plenty of life left in it yet' says the man with a tape measure behind the counter. He's the grandson (?) of the man who measured me. ' A few stitches and a good pressing and it'll be as good as new '.
The repairs should be done within a week or so. The emphasis is on the 'or so'.
This is not the sort of tailors shop you would find in London.
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My son is applying to Edinburgh for next year along with Loughborough and Newcastle, and I can’t help having a parental favorite among the three. My daughter and I are off to see the Rothko exhibition this afternoon- a world away from Turner, although I would like to see that one too. Enjoy the rest of your stay!
Ooooh, that shop looks like a movie set or inspiration for a designer mens closet. Has it changed much in 50 years?
That shop might be enough to get me to buy a suit again.
Hari OM
Here's wishing Angus a life as long as the refurbished kilt! YAM xx
That you are still wearing the kilt 50 years on is a testament to your health and diet - surely? The jackets on the top part of that display wouldn't appear in a tailors in many parts of the world I suspect. They exude charm and cultural style that suggests anything but dour.
I was born in the US and still live here, but this shop makes me realize why I am so disturbed by the current unrest here. I treasure the idea that the person helping you is the grandson of the man who helped you so long ago. I should be living in Scotland, for sure.
Nina
Nina, I second your comment. I am in the U.S. also.
It used to be that way here in my small town about 60 years ago. Now there is no loyalty to workers at a job. We do still have one men's clothing shop that is run by the aged son of the 100 year old owner. More power to them !
We thought of you again at the Rothko show. It was a stylish crowd, but by far the most striking of our fellow viewers was a gentleman wearing a kilt, black tights, white glasses, multibuckled motorcycle boots, and an artfully (no doubt expensively) shredded purple sweater.
Loved seeing your photos of the old shop. Even though I know "The Font" is not Scottish I've often wondered if "your better half" wears any tartan clothing and/or accessories when you wear your kilt.
Ede and Ravenscroft??
The display of sporrans is rather arty.Did you buy that bonnet ( I think that's the correct name!)?
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