What are YOU wearing? or Show me your and I'll show you mine!

[bikercelt1]

I can't wear the kilt at work, other than that it's all I wear. Even when I'm on my motorcycle I have a kilt on under my riding gear. I wear a Stillwater budget kilt or utilikilt for yard work. If I'm camping or out on the river with my Brother-in-law I wear a Neokilt. My daily wear kilt around the house or running errands right now is a Bear kilt. I wear the Bear kilt or one of my USA kilts out on the town and my wool tank or my Matt Newsome box kilt for more formal things like church or family dinners.

Jamie

[toadinakilt]

I have a Green Sport Kilt that I wear when knocking about on the hall. Beats a bathrobe, as far as I'm concerned.
I also have a Shadow Black SWK heavyweight that I wear to concerts, and for everday wear. I only wear it once or twice a week. I'm currently wearing pants, mostly because today was a bad day for mean kilt comments, and I'm fed up with it. So I changed clothes. Maybe that was giving in, I don't know...If I had a few more kilts, I'd wear one everyday...then maybe they'd shut up and just get used to it instead of making stupid comments.

And I envy you guys you have wives or girlfriends that defend you, even when they don't like the kilts very much. My girlfriend...it's going to be a long haul, guys.

Sorry, that was more of a rant than anything else. I figure there's enough info here for three posts...

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

... mostly because today was a bad day for mean kilt comments, and I'm fed up with it. So I changed clothes. Maybe that was giving in, I don't know...If I had a few more kilts, I'd wear one everyday...then maybe they'd shut up and just get used to it instead of making stupid comments.

And I envy you guys you have wives or girlfriends that defend you, even when they don't like the kilts very much. My girlfriend...it's going to be a long haul, guys....

Toad, hang in there! We all have good days and bad days, and I don't mena just with kilt experiences. Haven't seen your post yet on what went wrong, but if it had anything to do with somebody else, just remind yourself that you are actually showing your independence and out ther wearing the kilt while most naysayers would refuse to walk out of the house with pants in a non-manly color.

[filman]

I wear around the house my SWK Irish National. when i go out I can choose from the 2 I have made,, my black PK , canvas kilt ,Irish Diaspora or my hill walker.

[Southern Breeze]

AAAHHH! It gets worse! Heres the current score:
1 Workmans U.K.
6 Stillwater Standerds,Blackwatch.
1 S.W Heavyweight,Black.
3 S.W Heavyweight Blackwatch.
1 S.W Heavyweight Nightstalker.
2 Militery Kilts,22oz.,Blackwatch.
1 8 Yard,hand sewn,Bruce tarten.
I'm not sure if it's an addiction to Blackwatch or a fetish thing. All the Stillwaters are the ones I wear to work,since their relativly cheap,I don't worry about messing them up.

[NancyMan]

Right now I'm in a shadow tartan STW heavyweight. Its been my mainstay since fall slid into winter. (Snowing outside at the moment.) Yesterday I finally got the tank I won on ebay nearly a month ago. Even though I need to get it hemmed up about 4 inches I wore it round the house most of yesterday including an outdoor shopping expedition in freezing conditions. I was surprised to find it not very much warmer than the STW. Its a Blackwatch tartan, not my fave, but the colours look better than my STW Blackwatch standard. Beside the screaming green and blue of the STW, the colours of the tank look like a dark turquoise and purple. Kinda cool.

OK that's three kilts suitable for the current season. In addition, I have a budget acrylic kilt in Ancient Gordon. This puppy is going to need lots of work before I'll wear it out of the house.

Also have an 8 yard Bear Classic Cut in Ramsey Blue, a SportKilt in Black Stewart, two ladies kilt "skirts"- both wool 4 yarders, one is heather gray and the other an unknown green 'n brown tartan. Then there is my first kilt, a UK black denim and on the way, a black casual FK due in a week or so.

Since donning me first kilt on July 31st of this year, I haven't worn trousers since, except at work. My workmates have encouraged me to work kilted but its very dirty work (bicycle mechanic). Its bad enough getting cleaned up at the end of the day without having to scrub my knees as well! And I've begun to enjoy getting trousers filthy. Serves 'em right, I say :-)

I've all ready given 50-some years of my life to pants. Never more, never more. Maybe I'll live another 50. If so, I plan to go down kilted!

Vincent

[Big Dave]

I'm a stay at home dad (do to a back injury), so I'm able to wear my kilt 24/7. The great thing about it, is my children (my daughter is 4 and my son is 11 months old) don't have a problem with their old man in a kilt. The only problem is I have one kilt, a black original UK. I am in the process of making my first kilt, 'cause I don't want to wear pants anymore.

[furrycelt]

Well, I really wish I could go kilted all the time. I am very jealous of those of you who do. I certainly can't at work (strict business dress code... for a call center where no one sees us). I shy away from wearing my other kilts out and about because practical reasons. I have a nice formal expensive kilt, that I want to keep clean and protected. My other kilts are historical repro's so they just don't do for everyday wear.

This is why I am shopping for a casual kilt. I am pretty much set on the UK Survival. I am just trying to come up with the cash.

And I envy you guys you have wives or girlfriends that defend you, even when they don't like the kilts very much. My girlfriend...it's going to be a long haul, guys.

I hear ya. I asked my wife to sit with me at the computer as I shopped around and looked at all the post-modern kilts available. I was quite surprised that she showed interest and helped me make a decision. Later on in conversation I told her that not only do I want this Survival UK for camping and hiking, but that I would wear it on weekends out and about town. She recoiled at the idea and hinted that she would not want to be around me if I did that. She said she would be afraid of the attention. **SIGH**

As far as what I am wearing *right now*, well I am work therefore in "business casual". But I hate pants, so if I am at home, you can bet I aint wearin' 'em.

[flyv65]

I hear ya. I asked my wife to sit with me at the computer as I shopped around and looked at all the post-modern kilts available. I was quite surprised that she showed interest and helped me make a decision. Later on in conversation I told her that not only do I want this Survival UK for camping and hiking, but that I would wear it on weekends out and about town. She recoiled at the idea and hinted that she would not want to be around me if I did that. She said she would be afraid of the attention. **SIGH**

Tracy and I spent this past weekend in Durango (the 'rents usually give us two or three days at a nice B&B for Christmas, and last year it was the Apple Orchard Inn [2thumbsup!]). We spent almost the entire day on Main Street, doing some seasonal shopping and generally enjoying the snow flurries, and cinders from the narrow gauge railroad. At dinner that night (Steamworks Brewpub) I mentioned that the ladies seemed to pick up on the kilt and chat about it alot more than the guys (maybe 8 or 9 women to 3 guys). Tracy assured me that, while the gals would come up and talk to me much more than the men, *everybody*, she said, noticed. I asked her if she was okay with the attention the kilt draws when we go someplace new, and she said that she enjoyed watching the reactions. She also pointed out that two of the gals weren't really interested in the history of the kilt so much as me; I didn't realize this, and she found my innocence "charming".

Bryan...I'm pretty lucky...

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Well, I really wish I could go kilted all the time. I am very jealous of those of you who do. I certainly can't at work (strict business dress code... for a call center where no one sees us)...

Ian, check out the couple of threads that detail kilts at work. You CAN accomplish being kilted at work, especially in a large corporation that claims to support cultural diversity! Do you have any Indian gentleman or women working with you or at your location? The men wearing any turbans? The women wearing traditional wraps/dresses? Then why should you be denied celebrating your heritage? And if that does not provide a platform and argument for you (and since IBM was my account, I know that it most definitely does!), then you can always review the dress code and when it specifies that women can wear skirts, you can validly claim gender discrimination if they forbid you wearing a kilt. Having just gone through this at my work, having dealt specifically with IBM as a vendor, and being a manager who has to work closely with HR on these kind of issues, I can say that your perceived fears are pretty much unfounded. There is very little that HR can do as long as there are no safety reasons for not wearing a kilt (which would also have to apply to a skirt). You could be asked to go home and change into pants. If you are, you can either accept that, ask for specific reasons and ask for them to be documented before you consent to change, or refuse and ask for clarification of the "policy" you are violating that prohibits you wearing a kilt. Additionally, if you are still hesistant (and I have been there!) wear it as part of a recognized Celtic/Scottish/Irish/Welsh holiday. For example, tomorrow is St. Andrews Day. A perfect reason to wear a kilt to celebrate your heritage. I somewhat used this approach (see my thread on Kilts in the Office) by wearing the kilt first at a "casual" day. I did let HR know my intentions first, and when they expressed their support for wearing a kilt on a "cultural" holiday or event, I clearly stated my intent to wear one every day. Worded a little differently, but that was clearly my message. The upshot? Total capitulation as there is no real reason (unless you work with heavy machinery) to forbid the wearing of the kilt. The barriers are your own fears and self confidence, and I don't mean that in a derogatory way. It takes huge cojones to fight city hall (HR) and even bigger ones to face the possible scorn and snide comments of your co-workers. Is it worth it? Strap on a kilt ourside of work and see how people react and ask yourself if you can live with that reaction at work. If you can, and are willing to go through the 2-3 month transition period (no, people do not accept it overnight), then go for it. If not, wait until you are ready.

Cheers!