I just returned from a vacation trip to Chicago (visiting relatives), and my wife and I spent some time downtown, around the lakefront. While leaving Navy Pier, a man sitting at a bench with his family jumped up and ran toward us holding a camera. My first thought was that he wanted to ask if we would take a picture of his entire family. Next, I thought he wanted to take a picture of the kilt. Finally, my wife and I realized that he was saying "A cowboy in a kilt! I've never seen a cowboy in a kilt!" (I was wearing my sun hat with the sides up). He took a picture, his wife took a picture, and I think we made the whole family's day. It was clear that this was a rare trip for them to the big city, and they weren't used to seeing much of anything besides jeans (based on dress and accent, I surmised that they were from a very rural area).

After a bit more walking around, an African-American boy (15ish?) approached us on Michigan Ave., selling candy bars for his basketball team. We declined, and as we walked away we heard "hey, what style is that?" I asked him to repeat, as I wasn't sure what he said. I honestly didn't know what to answer, though. I think I said something about a "contemporary kilt", but I really didn't have a good answer for him. He was honestly inquisitive, though. I still don't have a good answer besides "it's my style", but I don't think that would have satisfied him.

All in all, a great day kilted (what day isn't, though)!

Don