Changing Attitudes of the kilt out and about

[TheOfficialBren]

Very, very well stated, Tobus.

I have no desire to see the kilt become mainstream. It would dillute it's cultural value. Calling it like I see it.

I have no desire to be a daily kilt wearer, either. I'll wear it when I feel like it and not when I don't. When I feel like it is to mark an occasion that bears significance to me. I might be casually dressed on those occasions or smartly dressed. I certainly will NOT wear it like a slob. I refuse to debase it that way.

I, too, am not defined by my Gaelic roots, tartanry, or my kilt. They are merely some of the components that make up the whole "me" but in no way equal the entire "me." I find this attitude suits me, personally.

If you want to wear your kilt religiously, every opportunity that you get then go for it. If ypu only wear it for formal occasions or weddings and funerals, that's okay, too.

Just please, for Pete's sake, wear it once-in-a-while and wear it with pride and dignity.

Kyle mentioned a while back that when he straps his kilt on he feels like he has a thousand clansmen with him in spirit. That's how I feel, too, and I shan't disappoint them.