The kilt is described as The Big Yin’s Grand Marshal kilt and will be part of an exhibition until January 14.
Sir Billy Connolly has lent his Tartan Day kilt to the V&A Dundee as part of the People’s Tartan collection.The kilt is described as The Big Yin’s Grand Marshal kilt and will be displayed from Friday until January 14.
“He’s at the head of the movement to make the kilt a windswept and interesting alternative to trousers all over the world. I love that.“When we saw someone in a kilt we used to follow them, singing ‘Kilty, kilty cold bum’. “I love the way the kilt is going. I love the new styles of the jackets and the plaids and so on. Leather kilts and all sorts of fabrics.”
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