Advice

[Fedgunner]

My (almost 7 year old) son sees my kilts. I don't usually get to wear them out around the wife because she doesn't like them. But when I can, I do.

So my son sees mine hanging in my closet and likes to see me try them on. He tells me he wants one.

Do I get him one? Or should I continue to not rock the boat and wait until he's much older.

My wife thinks he'll be made fun of if he wears a kilt.

You don't say if the kilt is part of your heritage.
if it is, the sell should be fairly easy. The lad needs a kilt for Scottish functions.

If not the sell gets a bit tougher, tougher but still doable. I would start with the point that the kilt is the most masculine garment on the planet at this time.
I would include the sense of confidence it builds.
Simply believe in your stance and you will find a way.

[GreenDragon]

You don't say if the kilt is part of your heritage.
if it is, the sell should be fairly easy. The lad needs a kilt for Scottish functions.

If not the sell gets a bit tougher, tougher but still doable. I would start with the point that the kilt is the most masculine garment on the planet at this time.
I would include the sense of confidence it builds.
Simply believe in your stance and you will find a way.

We're Irish, as well as many other things. So the kilt is part of our heritage. I'm trying to enstill a sense of pride in our heritage.

[Joshua]

My son has outgrown his, and since I no longer wear Black Watch very often (his was a black watch acrylic kids-kilt) I haven't gotten him a new one. Oddly enough as I'm typing this I'm wearing BW, but am not planning on leaving the house for awhile (working from home today).

I have recently lost a ton of weight and will probably be buying a *another* new kilt from Rocky in Davidson, but may also tack on a PV casual in the same tartan for my son. Problem is, he is as big as many 10-year-olds, in height as well as in girth... he has a 26" waist at the navel, 30" hips, and the kilt would be 18-20" long... can't get any "kid kilt" discounts when your boy is a hoss.

I wonder where he gets that from?


In addition, the acquisition of quite a few very well-made PV kilts have done nothing but increase a loathing for acrylic kilts... they don't swish, they lose their pleating without judicious ironing and care, and they insulate way too much for my liking (especially in Florida). It's wool or PV for me, here on out, and the same for my boy. Moreso because I like to attend bonfires on occasion and I would hate for my son wear a combustable garment while roasting marshmallows.

[Panache]

If your wife is worried about your boy being fun of or looking weird how about you request photos from the proud Moms and Dads of XMTS to show her how wonderful a lad can look in his kilt.

Perhaps it would change her mind

Cheers

Jamie

[Singlemalt]

This thread brought back memories I have not thought of for years.

Fifty years ago I wore a little tartan kilt to Kirk and Sunday School each week. I don't remeber any comments on it except that with my skinny little boy hips it would not stay up when we went out to play in the Chuch Yard so my mother sewed on some matching tartan suspenders. The other boys teased me unmercifully about the suspenders. i don't remember any comment about the kilt.