The annual Dressed to Kilt charity catwalk show has once again seen stateside go mad for all things, and all people, Scottish.

The Big Apple was invaded by a tartan army made up of Hollywood heavyweights, showbiz celebrities, war veterans and sporting greats who came together to celebrate the fashion talent of bonny Scotland.

The charity event was hosted by iconic Scotsman Sir Sean Connery and Lady Connery, along with a veritable clan of kilt-wearers. The hosts were joined by such luminaries as Mike Myers, rock legend Joan Jett and actor Kyle MacLachlan. Justin and Colin, interior design gurus, became catwalk models for the evening, as did Carol Smillie and daughter Christie from Glasgow. Scottish sports were represented by rugby player Thom Evans and curling champion Eve Muirhead. The sold-out event saw the part-time runway stars strut their stuff as onlookers supped on whiskey cocktails at the £200 per ticket show.

Austin Powers creator Myers was first to sashay down the catwalk in a lion emblazoned superman t-shirt, complemented by a kilt that paid testament to Canadian forces fighting in Afghanistan. The crowd erupted at the appearance of rock-icon Joan Jett, resplendent in bra-top, mustard kilt and feathered Mohican.

Justin and Colin, sporting bright yellow and pink tartans, drew astonished gasps from the more conservative crowd members after a passionate lip-lock directly in front of the cameras, but the biggest cheer of the evening was for the four Afghanistan war veterans who all had lost limbs in the conflict as they took to the stage in their kilts.

This was the eighth instalment of Dressed to Kilt, an event that has quickly grown to be recognised as the premier Scottish fashion show.

American and Scottish celebrities with Celtic backgrounds strutted down the runway for “Dressed to Kilt”. The fashion show was hosted Sir Sean Connery at the M2 Lounge in New York on Monday night at 9pm. Connery and his wife are just two of the honorary chairmen of Friends of Scotland, the US organization that promotes a contemporary view of modern Scotland.

“Dressed to Kilt” is held every year in New York to mark Tartan Day, which celebrates the contribution of American-Scots to culture and life in the US. It’s a week long program, and this year, the event celebrated individuality, eccentric and mad style, and mixing and matching styles and colors. Their designers, one of whom was the late Alexander McQueen, embraced the ‘anything goes’ spirit.

Some of the popular celebrities to strut down the catwalk were actor Alan Cumming (from 007 film GoldenEye and X2: X-Men United), comedic actor Mike Myers (from Austin Powers and the voice of Shrek) and actor Kyle MacLachlan (who played Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City). Another star to make an appearance on the runway was rugby player Thom Evans, who suffered a horrible neck injury during a match less than a month ago and needed surgery. During the show, Sir Sean Connery and Donald Trump, the property tycoon who is also an honorary chairman, watched while everyone paraded down the catwalk in colorful and stylish kilts.

The designs modeled during the fashion show are now in a “Pop-Up Shop” on the corner of 12 East 69^th Street and Madison Avenue and will be there for the public to see and buyers to shop for at least the rest of the week. The shop is set to close next Tuesday (April 13).