Are 2 strap kilts lady kilts ?

[Norbo]

OK So I may be wrong in this so feel free to set me right but I thought a woman's kilt had 2 straps like the first pic and a mans kilt has 3 as in the 2nd pic of my new kilt just arrived today. This first kilt was advertised as a mans kilt %100 wool so I took a punt on it and ended up wining the bid just tonight. I never had the chance to ask as I normally do what does it weigh do you know the yard etc I just thought it was cheep 1 bid so I put in a low bid and its my'n for £36 posted. a bargen if its a mans kilt but no good if its not. It looks like it only has 2 straps and all the ones I look at have 3. but lady kilts tend to be very long and with narrow straps. So if some one can set me right on this . and yet gain tell me what taran this is that would be great.

[cck]

No. Men's kilts can have either 2 or 3. Your preference. Some think the 3rd is unnecessary, but it would probably be put on an 8 yd. kilt unless you requested otherwise. 4-5 yd. kilts often have only 2.

[StevieR]

My kilt is an eight yard heavyweight by a master kiltmaker. It has two straps. In my opinion, the third strap is completely superfluous.

[Chas]

All my 'quality' kilts have 3 straps, but my lesser kilts have 2.

[thecompaqguy]

Depends on the kilt manufacturer... my pinstripe Kilt Suit has two straps, most of my heavyweight 'tanks' have 3, along with all my PV's.

Ladies' kilt skirts do up on the other side, and the straps are generally thinner

[Father Bill]

My hand-sewn professional kilts all are two-strap. The third strap only limits the motion of the garment and if used, usually should not be buckled as tightly as the others.

[Norbo]

yes id heard that but it was just a last min thing it just popped up at the bottom of my e-bay page so I took a look and it was listed 36" mans %100 wool kilt and was at £21 so I put in £30 and got it so with the post I figured it was still cheep. but if its a light weight one im not bothered, im finding my kilt a little worm on some of these hot days and its a mid weight 1.650Kg one and my new ones pictured at the bottom arrived today and I weighed that and its just over 1.9KG .

[BBNC]

My heavy weight Dalgleish has two straps. I believe Matt Newsome had a discussion on that last year, and said that the 3rd strap was unnecessary.

[Norbo]

They look better though with 3 , well in my opinion and when its hanging of my bum its the one that counts LOL. But im happy from your responses that its a mans kilt and that's all I need to know.

Well and what tartan it is if any one knows as yet again it was listed with no such info.

[Father Bill]

Well, if it looks better to you, that's most likely that it's most familiar to you. Familiarity tends to control the psychology of what we like. ...and if it's most familiar, that's likely because they also often put them on cheaper lady's skirts as much for decoration as function.