Lately I've noticed a trend here.

Let me explain, we all know kilts and everything related to kilts are expensive.

Then again, regular clothes can range from cheap to stupidly expensive.

For instance a typical work outfit for me would cost no more than $60. That includes a $10 shirt, $15 pants, $20 shoes, $5 socks and a $10 tie.

A 'weekend' outfit is even cheaper at about $50, that is a $15 tshirt, $20 jeans/shorts, and maybe $20-25 snickers/running shoes.

I'm sure those who are better off can afford a $500 suit, $100 shirts, $50 ties and $200 shoes.

Not the vast majority though. Yet, we still manage to look as good as those in the fancy outfits, and unless you want to be flautning your clothes' brand, either outfit is almost identical.

Now, kilts.

Well putting the 'wool is the one and only fabric for a kilt!' argument and focusing on cost alone, why is it that lately I'm seeing a few posts and comments that are somewhat looking down on people's only alternative for a kilt, and that is, cheap yet good looking material, such as acrylic and/or PV ?

Believe me, if the less afluent in this world could afford to spent hundreds of dollars for a single kilt, we would.

But we can't, so we don't. And that doesn;t mean we are any less of a kilted man than those of you wearing $1000 worth of fabric in a single outfit!

I am just as proud wearing my $100 entire outfit.

And don't get me going on the $50 kilt pin, or the $60 hose...or the $300 for a sporran?

Jeepers, I am not a leathersmith, and I am not a taylor, but by golly lately I've seen my skills increase by a tenfold by the simple fact of having to buy my own CHEAP fabric to make my own kilts. And going to Tandy to get enough leather to make 5 sporrans for less than theprice of a single store bought sporran. And my sporrans will be all custom made to my own liking!

In short and to finish this 'rant', please, PLEASE let's not succumb to the dark side of 'kilt snobility' and start to look down or make snarky comments at the efforts of those trying to wear a garment that has the same humble origins as the cheap fabric some of us are using to make our own.

slainte tae yall