Taking the Plunge - Kinetikat in a Kilt!

[Kinetikat]

Oh, help. Decided I'd better get used to wearing the tank before I actually stepped out on to the Highland Games field at the end of May!
So, when my buddy Robyn called to ask if I'd go for a drink last night, I said, "Yeah, OK, but I'm wearing my kilt! And you have to take photos for the X-Markers!"

It does feel kind of... illicit... being a lass and going out on the town wearing a man's kilt. But the swish definitely compensates.

On the downside, the dam' thing is definitely a bit too long - if I hoicked it up any higher, I'd be able to sew bra straps on the top I have no ambitions to become the Simon Cowell of the kilt world! Any kiltmakers here in the UK who could do a wee bit shortening for me without me having to take out a mortgage? Currently the drop is 24", and I need it more like 16" or 17"... and back here in working order before May 26th...
It's definitely polyviscose rather than wool. Not that this is a huge problem for a garment that's going to get all sorts of cacky on it over the course of the summer!
But anyway, enough babbling: even overlong and all, it still felt great! Apologies for the over-exposed pics. And apologies for the slightly odd hair - I had it rammed into a bun with a biro after a semi-failed experiment earlier in the evening with some fibre putty.

This shot was the one where Robyn yelled, "Try to look normal for goodness' sake!"
Well, I did my best.



Alas, after that the rot set in... this is my 'Warrior Woman' pose:



...aaand I THINK this one could possibly be labelled 'Attitude: Kilted.' LMAO.



We trollied out to a country pub we go to now and then, gleefully anticipating the reaction of the customers when we walked in - and the place was flippin' empty - I mean, OK, it was a Sunday night, but the only person in the place apart from us was the barman, and he missed our entrance, and hence didn't notice that I was wearing a kilt. Talk about a let-down. The only solution... doing this again. Oh yeah.

[theborderer]

Nice photos Best of luck for the Games.

[cessna152towser]

Good photos.
You look the part.
Best of luck with the weights training.

[dea3369]

Ahh, finally photos, especially after all your musings on other threads about "if no photos, then it didn't happen." Anyway, I think you look great. But, as I recently learned from Bart T's book, there's no such thing as a "man's kilt." If it's a kilt, it's a kilt. If it's not a kilt, maybe it's a kilt skirt. But what you're wearing is not a kilt skirt. So...

Oh, yeah. I like the "attitude" photos better than the "look normal for goodness sakes" photo.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks for the pics - great turnout and......well.....I guess I'm not as olde as I thought I was.....

Yowza woman!!

[tulloch]

Two thoughts. It fits you well as a skirt. I would keep it that way. Kilts don't generally stand that kind of alteration well. If it is pv then maybe the construction is simple and it could be shortened from the top. Does it have a hem at the bottom? Typically it would be selvage there. It could cost as much to adjust as to buy another, shorter athletic kilt. I think that you could do quite well with a mini kilt So my option #1 would be get another one properly fit for athletics and keep this one because it looks damn good. Option #2 would be seek someone to trade with for a shorter one in the same waist and hip measurements.

By the way, I have always thought that men's clothing on women is pretty good - look what jeans have done. Enjoy the swish. Play around with the options for a "purse" in front - sporrans are a great art form in themselves.

Thanks for the update and keep on working!

[Alan H]

you look great!!

[English Bloke]

Your kilt isn't too long and you look smashin'. Good luck with the Games by the way. Love the way you've jumped right in.

[Piipriker]

I have to second John. If you wear the kilt this way it isn't too long. It looks really elegant and lets the lads in the the dark, what's above those shapely calves.

BTW: i like your blog, but the last entry is a little bit too much for me.
Must have something to do with cultural differences, though I like a full english breakfast.
The vacation on Jersey isn't far away for the real thing.

[brewerpaul]

I think you look fantastic. Great colour kilt on you. Keep it up.