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Hire any tartan
What is exclusive hire any tartan? At Kiltsforhire, we offer a hire any tartan deal from the price of £325. This means you can pick any...
How to wear a kilt
Kilts for Hire stock a large and comprehensive range of kilts for you to hire. But as well as hiring out kilts, we would love to show...
Ruche Ties – Behind the Scenes – How they are Made
We spent some time in our In-Store workshop, watching many items being created by our wonderful seamstress Beth. In this series of...
Teflon Coated Kilts – Stainproof and Beerproof!
Houston Kiltmakers were the first to Teflon Coat/Stain-proof all of our own range Tartans. Since then many of the Tartan mills have...
Tartan Variations – Ancient, Modern, Hunting, Dress or Weathered?
If you use our Tartan Finder to search for your family Tartan, you might notice that your name returns several Tartans, each with a...
How to Choose a Tartan
When picking the Tartan for your Scottish Highland Kilt Outfit it can be quite a daunting task as there are over 14,000 Tartans to choose...
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...
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...
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...
Tartan Tales
Tartan is once again in the height of fashion and seems to be the top trend of Winter! It is available in just about every store. Whether...
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...
Wedding Checklist!
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...
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...
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...
The typical Scot!
Recently we were doing a bit of research on line (as we frequently do) to provide those who have ‘liked’ the Houston Kiltmakers ‘like’...
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