One of the things I've found (as I've become more and more comfortable being kilted in public) is that the quickest way to attract attention is to seem nervous or ill-at-ease. I read an observation on here at some point (I don't remember where, so I apologize in advance to the originator of the story) that it was not uncommon for people to just not notice that the storyteller was in a kilt until they'd been talking for quite a while, simply because he was as comfortable with the kilt as he was.

Yeah, if you get enough of us together in a major metropolitan area doing a pub crawl, we'll turn heads, but if you just move with assurance (the same way you'd move in pants), nobody will notice.

The other secret is in realizing that there are 3 groups of people out there in the world. 95% of them don't notice or care that you're kilted. You could probably go nude for all they'd notice. They're all wrapped up in their own world and don't even notice you as you walk by on the street.

4% of them notice you're kilted, and are impressed (male or female: I've actually gotten more "Nice Kilt, Dude!" comments from men than women). They're the ones that will ask the questions (and The Question). Be nice to them and you'll brighten days (and even make a convert or two. )

Finally there's that last 1% that are bound and determined to be.. problematic. They're either miserable or in front of their friends, and feel the need to bolster their surprising lack of self-confidence by trying to tear someone else down. I've been regularly kilted in public for the last 3 months, and have received exactly 2 negative comments (both from late-teen to early-20s males: I've no doubt that they felt their masculinity was being challenged or some such). The thing that you have to realize is that there is nothing you can do about this 1%. They're miserable bastards, and they want to make someone else miserable, too. The only way to fight 'em is to deny them the chance. Just tip your proverbial (or real) hat, smile, and go on your way.

Gee... Why am I up on this soap box all of a sudden?