I watch a show on TechTV called ScreenSavers. One day a couple summers ago, one of the hosts, Patrick Norton, wore an olive Utilikilt on the show. No reason, just to wear it. My reaction to it was mirrored in the attitude of his co-host and the staff: they were bewildered and hostile.

By the end of that summer, they had another ScreenSavers show devoted entirely to Utilikilts. Just about everyone on the show wore a kilt, even the crew.

At that point, I started thinking it over. I thought, if wearing a skirt isn't cross-dressing, what IS it? The conclusion I reached was that the only thing that made it "wrong" was 200 years of sartorial dogma. Recognizing, confronting and breaking that dogma was the key. I ordered my first Utilikilt and, ten other kilts later, I now have enough in my wardrobe that I don't really need pants at all.

Thanks, Patrick.