Here's my lovely new kilt

This is a recent prize find from a Truro charity shop - a kilt for the princely sum of £6.20! As a child my siblings and I all had kilts and I do have fond memories of how special it felt to wear. This is my first kilt since then, so a few decades have marched past between one kilt and the other. My childhood kilt was of Kerr tartan, our clan, and was predominantly red and green. This is a genuine tartan also, but not one that I know, so if someone out there recognises it as their clan I would love to hear from them.

My biggest worry about styling the kilt was that I would end up looking like an old dear who works in The Edinburgh Woollen Mill. Teamed up with a pea-green cashmere cardi didn't cut it, nor did my favourite fairisle cardi from H&M. But last night I opened up the new copy of Red magazine to find a fashion piece on mixing acid colours for the latest look. So here's my eclectic mix for working the kilt a la Anna's Island Style!

Kilt : charity shop. Top : Miss Selfridge. Cardi : New Look. Tights : old. Shoes : New Look. Belt : charity shop. Necklace : Dorothy Perkins. Orange ring : old. Turquoise ring : Accessorize. Bangle : old. Silver and green Amethyst bracelet : Morocco.