I think it's interesting to see the different levels of "comfort" people here have in wearing the kilt. Some of us have wives and friends that will not support us (they think it's weird). Some of us don't want to wear it to our job or out to the mall and just stick to wearing it in the house and during Celtic Festivals. Others wear it daily to paint signs and at their jobs.

I went through all of these levels myself. When I first wore my kilt, it was to the Gym to win a bet. Bet was won and I liked wearing it. Some of my friends would ask me (before a night of drinking and debauchery) if I was going to wear my kilt. They didn't like the attention and reactions (although they never complained about the girls we got because of it). I didn't wear it out to my job (Snowboard store manager) b/c it might not "jive" with the snowboard image. When I DID start wearing it to the store, I got MANY positive reactions.

Now I wear one 4 or 5 days a week. I can HONESTLY say that I don't care what others think. As others of you have posted, when I get looks now, I wonder what they are looking at and then remember that I'm in a kilt. Locals no longer stare b/c they are used to me and my kilted ways.

Not only is the kilt ITSELF a liberating garment, but the "I don't care what you think of me" burdon being lifted off of my shoulders is like the weight of the world lifting. Knowing that I am who I am and that I make no excuses or appologies for it is a FANTASTIC feeling. If people think you're weird and won't accept you for wearing a kilt and expressing who you are, then you don't need them as a friend anyway! It's an easy way to weed out the "acquaintences" and have true friends.

I hope you ALL get to experience the level of freedom of garment and mind that I describe here.