Exclusive : One of Taylor Swift’s backing dancers has posted photographs online of him wearing tartan after being told by a salesman that wearing a kilt is not ‘cultural appropriation’…

 

Kameron Saunders, from St Louis, Missouri, who is a backing dancer for the 31-year-old singer said he wanted to buy a kilt while visiting Scotland.

Swift was in Edinburgh to play three sold out shows.

The dancer posed in his new red tartan kilt, sporran and waistcoat near Bute House, the official residence of Scotland’s First Minister.

Saunders wrote on Instagram: ‘I’ve always wanted an authentic kilt but I wanted to be super respectful about the culture so prior to purchasing I had an extensive conversation with the salesman who educated me so very wonderfully about kilts, accessories, Scottish history, Scottish last names, tartans, the thistle, etc.

He assured me that I could wear this outfit with pride. So that’s what I’m doing!’

His fellow dancer Sydney Moss photographed Saunders posing on the side of the historic street.

Swift’s concerts were attended by more than 220,000 people, with an estimated 73,000 fans at each of the three nights.