What do Highland Dancers Wear?

The highland dancer has four different costumes for competition. The most common outfit however is the highland or kilt outfit.

As a beginner dancer, this is the only outfit you need to compete. Once you start becoming a more advanced dancer you will need to buy other outfits so that you may compete other dances.

The highland outfit consists of a kilt with your choice of tartan (the pattern on the kilt). A velvet jacket or a vest with lace sleeves.

The jacket or vest should match one of the colors in the tartan of the kilt.
Knee high wool socks also known as hose. The hose have the same tartan as the kilt.
Finally for shoes you where leather thin dance shoes called ghillies.

All of this can be purchased from Scotland. Most beginner dancers however purchase their outfits from other highland dancers that have out grown their outfits. For most people once you get to the highest level you start to order your outfits and shoes from Scotland.

This is one of the many websites where you can buy this and other outfits from Scotland.