Kilted Fridays Adventures

[derosa]

Always good when a kid his age isn't constrained by peer pressure, shows a true sense of self worth and identity. Good for him

[tpa]

At last some indication of warmer weather this Friday, at least in this relatively sheltered spot on a narrow path round a cliff.



Up on top it was a lot more exposed.

[Tarheel]

My son's eight grade dance is tonight.

Is that Mike? If so, I will see you both on the 20th for the kilted walk/run. Good for him to go kilted to his dance. I know he turned a few heads (in a positive way).

[Roadkill]

Is that Mike? If so, I will see you both on the 20th for the kilted walk/run. Good for him to go kilted to his dance. I know he turned a few heads (in a positive way).

He said that several girls asked to take pictures with him. Everyone said he looked "cool". Only 2 people called it a skirt. I call that a win!

He had fun but had some "kilt issues", as he calls it. It started slipping because it was not buckled down tight enough.

[tpa]

My son's eight grade dance is tonight. He has insisted that he would wear his kilt to the event. Well, after a new shirt and borrowing my sporran, vest, hose, and boots(yes, we need to buy him his own), we headed off to the dance. He even convinced me to wear one of mine to drop him off.

I'm not sure I'd recommend boots for a dance. Think of the poor girls' feet! Glad it went well.

[WillowEstate]

My son's eight grade dance is tonight. He has insisted that he would wear his kilt to the event. We live in Mississippi. (The deep South of the U.S.) Most people in our area do not have a clue what a kilt is. I get crazy looks from many when I wear mine. I was worried that as a 13 year old kid, he would get made fun of all night. He said he didn't care. His mother and I insisted that if he wore it, he would wear it right. Well, after a new shirt and borrowing my sporran, vest, hose, and boots(yes, we need to buy him his own), we headed off to the dance. He even convinced me to wear one of mine to drop him off.

Well done, young sir - or should that be young sirs?

[Nomad]

A rather dismal day for weather today, the dreaded drizzle that I know so well from Scotland. Kilt performed very well, shame the rain was running down my hairless head and into my shirt. Decide I would try the casually kilted style today, well semi casual really as I didn't have a nice brown set of suitably scuffed boots to hand.


An interesting day otherwise, one of our clients a senior naval office , stopped took a good look, nodded his head and said "well done", I was quite pleased by that. After lunch my boss came up and told me I was causing consternation in the ranks, his answer to "why is Neil wearing a kilt" was ( in a flat, matter of fact Yorkshire accent) " because he's Scottish", seemingly no-one could think of a reply to that (which amused him immensely). There were a few other non negative questions which were answered politely.

Personally, while I'm still struggling to manage the accessories , belt and sporran etc, I am feeling much more comfortable and less conscious about the stares.

The picture in the background is by Stephen Brown (on face ache) and was a recent present to my better half.

[dcommini]

Wore the Isle of Skye tartan today, one of my favorites.
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Steven


JasonMc - I'm 6' 1" tall. As far as the Stillwater wool kilt goes....its a nice kilt, fairly well made. The wool used is not woven as tight/smooth as that from a Scottish weaver, so it has a rougher hand. I think the kilt is worth the asking price. Just don't expect it to fit like a bespoke kilt.

I have a buddy who just bought his first kilt, while looking he fell in love with the Isle of Skye (not what he got) because it reminds him of the Aurora Borealis.

[Taskr]

Casually in the AB today. Some pleasant comments from people met with and others with curiosities of 'why'. One fellow asking where he can get the cloth: "that's Alberta, right!? cool!?"

[Taffy Jack]

I'm not sure I'd recommend boots for a dance. Think of the poor girls' feet! Glad it went well.

Kids in the States often don't own leather footwear, other than boots -- and those only when they're raised right. ;)