Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
I suppose that we have to face up to the fact that as kilts have been around for long enough now, that if they were going to catch on, then by now they would have. So realistically I suppose, most men one way ,or, another don't like the look of them. Personally I am glad about that, as the kilt is "different" and "unusual" and even in Scotland not a common sight. It just makes the kilt a "cut above" everyone else's standard male attire and I like that.
*** to that. I actually prefer for the kilt not to be mainstream. Everything that goes mainstream ends up being ruined, commercialised, and bastardised. Kanye West was mentioned earlier in this thread. If more men start wearing kilts, that's the kind of foolishness that will follow. Do we really want the kilt to be hijacked by tweens, gangstas, hipsters, and other subcultures who will undoubtedly turn it into something else with an entirely different connotation? It's already been hijacked enough.

Also, consider that a well-made kilt is very expensive. Modern fashion trends just don't go into that sort of territory. The masses will buy some higher-priced garments in order to sport a particular label, but they really aren't interested in quality. Nor would the masses be willing to spend the kind of money it takes to buy a well-made kilt. So a mainstream kilt market would be one that is composed mostly of cheaply-made Asian imports and casual kilts, with cheap accessories. And though it may be snobbish of me to say so, I have to admit that when I see the rare kilted man in public who is wearing a cheap kilt with crappy accessories, I think to myself he should have just stuck with trousers.