Quote Originally Posted by Scotus
Don't we already have labels for these kilts? Don't we already say, "great," "traditional," and "modern?" When you put a label like "Victorian" on the kilt that some of us consider simply a "kilt," without qualifications, it is somewhat insulting. It brings to mind old parlor rooms, doilies, and antiques. It makes those of us who wear this version of the kilt seem stuck in some ancient past; moreover, "modern" says those who wear that version are new, up-to-date, with the times, and not stuck in the past. In my humble opinion, "Victorian" is a derogatory and demeaning term to be put on the kilt that most people in Scotland wear.
I think if you start at the beginning of the thread you'll see that it's not clear we do have labels for these kilts.

For example, Scotus says that a "traditional" kilt is "the 8 yd., 16 oz. wool version." In other words, "traditional" in his usage refers to kilts that were first know in the Georgian period. But where do the older four yard box pleated kilts come in? By the above definition they are not traditional kilts, even though box pleats are the oldest style of kilt known. An attempt to find new names is an attempt to recognize these other styles of *traditional* kilt and not relegate them to being merely "non-traditional" as some would have it.

Kevin