while, as it is my first kilt, i can't really give a proper review, i can (and will) share some thoughts.

so, from order to arrival at my door, the wait was less than a week...phenomenal. i can attribute this to the fact that a) the order was placed over the phone, and b) i was open to a few different options (while i did have a favorite, both color and style were negotiable). it turned out that each of my options was in fact in stock. woohoo.

while, i can say that i have learned so much in my short time here, about what to look for when purchasing a kilt, my primary concern in the beginning was to find a look that i liked. i liked the 'mocker' straight off. though the 'workman's' model might have been a little more practical considering my job (i'm a scenic carpenter) the clean and sharp look of the 'mocker' won me over. i was willing to look at the 'original', but the cargo pockets never really thrilled me. i've had cargo pants over the years and i just don't use the pockets.

having read more and more around here, about sizing, about quality and especially about the outright superiority of a 'tank' i had gotten more and more nervous in the (albeit short) waiting period about what i was getting. would it fit right? would it look like a skirt? my answers came on monday morning and my fears were (almost)immediately relieved. the kilt arrived in a plastic envelope which had about a 3" tear in it; however, the envelope was layered and the kilt had no damage whatsoever.

i was, to say the least, bursting. my jeans almost flew off, and i wrapped and snapped myself in in a matter of moments. the fit was perfect. everything was exactly as i had hoped, the look, the feel, the freedom. the look was masculine and sharp. the feel was exhilerating. the freedom was real.

the freedom that i have received from this garment, in its truest sense i think, started seeping in with the decision to get a kilt, to wear a kilt, to not only be 'that guy in the kilt', but to love being that guy. woohoo.

thank you all so much. gotta go get packed for the holidays.


-danny

p.s. i've decided not to pack my kilt for the trip home...i'm wearing it the whole way!! -d