what would happen? Pocket lint

[davidlpope]

I agree to some degree, Steve, but when it comes to kilt construction, surely there's a line which, once crossed, falls out of TCHD. To wit, if I were to wear a Utilikilt with traditional brogues, hose, garter ties, sgian dubh, daywear sporran, tweed kilt jacket and waistcoat, tattersal shirt, regimental tie, and Balmoral bonnet, all my accessories would be "correct" for TCHD but my kilt would be shockingly out of place.

So it is about the kilt itself too.

But I do agree that if the overall presentation looks like a traditional tartan wool kilt with a standard front apron width and pleats around the sides and back (whether they be knife pleats, military box pleats, or other traditionally-Scottish pleating styles), as yours does, it would still come off as being soundly in keeping with TCHD. Hidden internal pockets would not really change that, although the kilt itself may not be constructed rigidly within the confines of tradition.

I agree. It seems to me that if a kilt appears at first glance to be a traditional 8-yd knife-pleat tartan kilt it will work in the THCD category. In that sense, Steve's modern tartan kilts fit the bill, as would a 5 or 6 yd knife-pleat or Kingussie kilt, whether handsewn or machine-sewn. In my mind box-pleated kilts (not the military box-pleat, but the large box-pleat style that Matt Newsome has resurrected) fall into the historical category, although when worn with traditional accessories one would never know the difference unless seeing the pleats.

As to the original question- I tend to carry fewer keys and ditch my wallet in favor of a few cards and bills in a money-clip when wearing a kilt. These either go in my sporran (with a challenge coin ) or in my jacket pockets.