We should not be surprised when people call a kilt a skirt, when the media does so. For instance, from the Kansas City Star:
Kilt:Traditional Scottish Highland knee-length skirt; comes in hundreds of tartan patterns, most of which have military or family significance. Jeff Kruske’s kilt is made of 16-ounce wool and weighs about 8 pounds.
This is from an article at http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...g/13585317.htm

Also in this article is
See that man standing there in the skirt? The one with the bagpipes?
and
The event has taken off faster than you can say “Hey Mom, that man is wearing a skirt.”
The last two are clearly inserted for humour, but the first quote is clearly intended to be a definition to educate the reader.

Otherwise, the article is quite interesting, about a pipe and drum masterclass in Kansas City