Elizabeth has her very first Highland Dance exam coming up at the end of this month and her kilt arrived today. It’s a little bit long and I’m not keen to take up the hem because there are so many pleats at the back. Maybe I can put her on a stretching rack instead? That seems easier. What should I do? Will they disqualify her if the kilt is too long? I’m just an ignorant Australian.
She looks adorable. Her Gran made the vest.
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She looks like a little you.
Yes, that’s what everyone says 🙂
It’s the Victorian version.
I don’t think the Highland Dance outfit has changed much since Victorian times so that’s a fair comment.
So maybe Elizabeth’s is Edwardian? 😉
I would surely sprain an ankle doing that! Love the kilt.
It looks exhausting, right? I think I’m too old but Elizabeth is giving me lessons anyway 🙂
I think she’s okay re the length of her kilt. I was told years ago that the shorter kilt became popular after WWII partly because modern skirts became shorter as well, and some Highland dancers liked the “flounce” they got from a short kilt. I don’t know much more than that, whether judges look for a short kilt, or maybe it doesn’t matter anymore. I’m sure Elizabeth will impress them all! Bonne chance!
It’s meant to reach the top of the knee so I think it’s only a fraction too long. Someone suggested I get braces to hold the skirt up a bit so I’m going to do that.