I have a SWK Thrifty kilt to hold me over until I can afford the kilted skirts I want to get eventually. I wear it lower on my hips, which also makes it hit about low knee. The fell isn't sewn down, and the only kilt-like accessory I wear with it is a ladies round pin/brooch that works nicely as a kilt pin.

I will end up with some better kilts (I'm hoping to try the SWK Standard -- I want to keep it affordable), but that's mainly because I will eventually be competing in the Highland Games and the Thrifty doesn't fit very well. I have an hourglass figure... the Thrifty tends to pop up and shift around on me instead of staying on my hips and that drives me absolutely batty, but it's not worth it right now to bother getting it fitted better.

I hand knitted some garter ties for when I wear a kilt for the Games and will eventually get some kilt hose, but that will be it for accessories (and the kilt pin will not be on that kilt). Eventually, if I end up taking piping lessons, get decent enough and join a pipe band, I'll wear a kilt and accessories as a uniform, but for me personally I don't see myself wearing much more outside of that type of situation. I considered wearing a balmoral so I could wear my XMTS Clan badge, but I might try to find other ways to wear it. I'm still hoping to convince my husband to wear a balmoral so he can wear it (he hates hats and isn't too fond of glengarries or balmorals either).

There was a brief time I was a little jealous, but as long as I have something of my own (even if I don't get to do a full-blown uniform with a pipe band someday) actually I'm happy getting the kilt and accessories for my husband. It's *almost* the same. I enjoy caring for them and getting them out and putting them away for him, and I really enjoy seeing them on him. I even received some birthday cash and contemplated buying him kilt accessories with my birthday money (I didn't, but I came really close a few times).

So, except for using the Thrifty until I get better fitted kilted skirts or a situation where it's a uniform (I guess you can say the Highland Games would be a uniform of sorts), I would prefer to keep it to the ladies wear for myself if only for a better fit.

There will always be people who don't agree or dislike something regardless of what you do. Life is too short to worry about it that much and you're never going to please everyone all of the time anyway.