Changing Attitudes of the kilt out and about

[Norbo]

I think the reason some people have anticipation about wearing a kilt out and about is because they are worried about what other people think, worried about negative comments etc. This has been covered by other topics any way, i think over all this has been proved not to be the case.

However with a few exceptions “quite a few on this forum i imagine “ But over all the vast majority of kilt owners only don the cloth at special events. Its my opinion that because you almost only ever see kilts at weddings and functions and with people in the full gear, that it has become less an item of general clothing and more a dress up item like top hat a tales and this is why people don’t were them more often. I think people feel self conscious. Of course there are many on hear that may put the kilt on and just go to the pub for a drink but i still think most with a kilt in there wardrobe would not.

A couple of time’s while out i have been asked have i come from an event ?? I say “no why?” They say well your in a kilt and i reply ”Its cloths like any other and i were it like anything else”.
My Ex a scot from Glasgow would not allow her husband a scot from Perth to put on his Black watch recently for a day out with the kids that we all went on i thought was well out of order . She said later she was In barest and said no way he was wearing it with her . Knowing full well that i would be in my’n. I think seeing me in my’n he really would like to put his on more often.

While at this park as well i heard a Scottish voice as i walked by a group sitting by the water area saying even if i had one i would not bloody were it at , and i assume the rest of this sentence would have been,a park. And a friend must have said look at that bloke do you have one? Or something similar.
People need to get away from the idea that its a dress up item a special occasion thing. I think some of this comes from the fact that when you do see people wearing them they are in the full gear tweed jacket or prince charley jackets tie etc and there for makes people think you have to do the thing every time you go out. People on hear know this is not the case but i am thinking of the wider public, the people with kilts that have been hanging up for years or since they got married in it.

I think it looks great when people have all the gear on, i not saying there is anything wrong with this at all. I’m just saying that other people out and about and other kilt owners think you have to dress up to put it on and go out or people will look . I think if more people just put theirs on and went out to the shops people attitudes would change as the more you see them in a normal setting the more excepted they would be .

Id like everyone who reads this to put on their kilt and sporran with nothing more fancy and today or tomorrow for no special reason at all just go to the shops and get a pint of milk or whatever and go with your wife if that’s what you would normally do. Dont tell here your doing it or make any conversation at all about it just put it on without a word and get in the car to go out to do what ever it was you would normally do.

The idea is to inspire other people that you don't need an event to don the cloth and others are just going out in everyday life in theirs so may be some one will see you and think why not its been in the cupboard for years ill get it out.