Thank you all for your warm greetings. To answer the questions posted in no particular order, after doing much research on the net, I purchased a UK original model in black. I lived in bonnie Dunoon in Argyllshire on the banks of the Firth of Clyde for two years as a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy. (For those interested in such things, the U.S. used to maintain a Polaris Submarine base in Holy Loch, which is adjacent to Dunoon, but no longer does.)

Thanks also for the helpful suggestions as to when and where to wear my new prized possession. While I understand and admire the philosophical underpinnings of the replies, I must say that even here in freewheeling San Francisco (where I work but don't reside), I can only recall seeing one person on the streets in a kilt (a brawny lad in a UK) unless, of course, there was a bagpipe involved. Those of you living in Ohio, Colorado, North Carolina, and the like, do you really go about your daily life kilted?

Best regards,

Jake