21st Century Ankle-Length Kilts

toadinakilt · 18th April 06, 04:26 PM

I've seen them on the site, and as I was flipping through the New York Social page link somebody posted on another thread, I saw a pic of a fellow wearing one of these ankle-lengthers...regular tux jacket, some sort of white shirt, and dress shoes...but no sporran. And I as I think about it, I don't think I've seen a sporran worn with an ankle-length at all.

So. Thoughts? IMHO, it would look less like a skirt and more kilt-ish if worn with a sporran, although admittedly they do look like very masculine skirts by themselves...like one of those German "man-skirts" or something...

**starbkjrus** · 18th April 06, 04:51 PM

Ummmmm....??? Not going there. TFCK is just not for me.

**Nick** · 18th April 06, 04:59 PM

All this time we've been worrying, top of the knee, middle of the knee, or bottom of the knee! Who knew it really didn't matter a jot?

**Moosehead** · 18th April 06, 05:02 PM

The question might be better served at Tom's Café, not here.

**Ruanaidh** · 18th April 06, 05:15 PM

Oh, oh! Me thinks I hear a dead horse.

**Southern Breeze** · 18th April 06, 05:39 PM

**Freedomlover** · 20th April 06, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by starbkjrus

Ummmmm....??? Not going there. TFCK is just not for me.

Me either. Further deponent sayeth not.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 18th April 06, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by toadinakilt

... So. Thoughts? IMHO, it would look less like a skirt and more kilt-ish if worn with a sporran, although admittedly they do look like very masculine skirts by themselves...like one of those German "man-skirts" or something...

If the folks at TFCK can do this and make a buck at it... more power to them. But I'm afraid these things are well outside the envelope of what I personally consider masculine attire. Perhaps I'm just to much of an old fuddy-duddy.

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**Coemgen** · 2nd September 08, 12:05 AM

Not for me, but I see no problem with it.

**caig** · 2nd September 08, 02:57 AM

Hamish, you are absolutely right, as usual. Very well put.

Even if these long kilts are not for you, they should be tolerated if worn by others.

One of my friends ( Hamish, it was Ian St.....ng) borrowed Howie's long grey kilt ( his prototype) to a ceilidh in Edinburgh and he loved it. He received many admiring glances - and he was over 60 years of age.