Kilted Skirts?

[Nighthawk]

I always regard a kilt without a sewn down fell at the top of the pleats as a kilted skirt, whether worn by man or woman. So if a lady wears a garment with the fringe on her left then its a ladies kilt if it has a sewn down fell and its a ladies kilted skirt if it lacks this feature. I don't have an issue with ladies wearing kilts or kilted skirts which are obviously designed for ladies. What I do find more difficult to accept is the sight of women pipers wearing men's kilts with the fringe and the kilt pin to their right, but maybe there is a sensible reason for this, perhaps to conserve the uniformity of the band's appearance.

I'm in this camp, myself. My wife has two "hostess" style kilted skirts, one in Black Stewart and one in Clergy to match two of my kilts. They are obviously not kilts, and are very feminine. I don't see a problem with pleated skirts at all. Yes, women in Prince Charlie jackets and kilts and such do look like cross dressers to my eye. Those are masculine garments. However, just because a woman wears a pleated skirt does not mean that she's wearing a kilt.