Halloween Advice...

[Atticus]

Everyone in my new office intends to dress up this Friday for Halloween. they have asked if I am going to were a kilt. As I work in a doctors office I don't wear any of my kilts. Somehow with the population I serve, it would be a little too much. So...
Should I use my opportunity and wear a kilt to work? I probably won't get to many occasions to sport it (maybe holidays).
Should I wear it with a jacobite shirt and make it more a Rob Roy / William Wallace thing?
Or am I betraying my kilted brothers and making my kilt a costume and not a garment. I remember Bear's tagline "Kilts are garments, not costumes!"

Let the debate begin.

[bubba]

Go for it. Any excuse to wear your kilt will do. If you only had a claymore.

[Jerry]

Go for it. Any excuse to wear your kilt will do. If you only had a claymore.

I agree, go for it. I like the claymore idea too, as long as he isn't a surgeon. A surgeon with a claymore would be really frightening sight. But, then, it is halloween.

[Anthony]

Wearing a kilt on a Holiday / to a celebration is not, in in my opinion treating as a costume. At the same time, I don't see how wearing a kilt as part of a cosutme degrades its status as a garment, since many folks including myself use garments from thier everyday wardrobe as part of a costume yearly.

[Raphael]

It will be great way to show people how great you look in a kilt. As long as you don't wear your kilt with silly accessories, it won't look like a costume. Just be yourself and act normal. I will definately be kilting in this 'holiday' season.

[Riverkilt]

What a great idea Atticus, thank you.

I'm in a similar position as a therapist, don't want to distract the clients from their issues...

The CEO at our agency dresses for Halloween...he came in drag a couple years ago, wearing a dress...

So, most of my coworkers have seen me kilted about our small town. The Halloween gig would be a great time to actually wear the kilt at work. Clients are expecting different dress that day too...

So now...which kilt???

Ron

[Atticus]

Nice to see some positive responses....

Funny thing is I actually do have a Claymore. I collected swords in my 20's. None are of high quality, but the size of the Claymore will certainly scare a few kids...I am a family doctor.

thanks for the replies...keep them coming!

[macwilkin]

Go for the "Rob Roy" look wi' the "Jacobite shirt" (William Wallace, contrary to what Mel would have you believe, never wore a kilt.)

This is a great chance to educate the general public that kilts are not costumes, but national dress and/or everyday garments.

Cheers,

T.

[GMan]

I agree with what the others have said. A holiday of any sort is a joy, and what better way to have joy than being kilted.

[Miah]

I say go full blown formal if you have the duds for it. that would be the chance to show people about the whole get up.
but any chance to wear the Kilt is a good one and as stated long as you are not making fun of it I think it would be Fine.