Kilt, Skirt, MUG, etc.

[JDEZ]

Sherry, this is what I aspire too.

It also looks like I might also have hijacked my own thread back! Either that or Freedomlover and jkdesq are off for the weekend. Anyway, if anyone has been following the Underkilt thread, feel free to leverage that to point your views here. I already pointed Jdez to this thread to educate him.

RJI

Great educational thread. I am new to the group as of yesterday. This subject touches on a topic of interest to me since my company manufactures (among other things) skirt-like garments for men (http://www.jdez.com/men). During our initial test marketing, many of our customers referred to our products as "kilts". We noticed right away that a lot of men were sensitive to the word "skirt". Our most popular items, (we now call "Kilt-Shorts"), has drawn criticism from the kilt community. These styles are different in that they are designed to convert into decent looking shorts.- But they really are not kilts. I have only recently learned about the controversy surrounding the subject of "kilts" vs. "skirts". I had a thought that might help reduce market confusion, which I mentioned on another thread (http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...6&page=4&pp=10):

...Maybe the term "Mock-Kilt" could be used to define non-kilt men's garments that have a somewhat similar silhouette as a kilt? That would mean that anything that does not conform to the traditional configuration of a Kilt, but looks kind of like a kilt from a distance could be called a "Mock-Kilt". Maybe such a term as this (or similar) could be used to satisfy the needs of manufacturers making alternative men's skirt products without encroaching too much on Scottish heritage. I do agree that the image and definition of a kilt should remain what it is. Manufacturers just can't broadly sell something called a men's skirt in today's market. - Just looking for a solution to what looks to be an old problem. - I appreciate everyone's input on this issue, as I am new to the men's apparel industry.

Thanks RJI for pointing out this thread.

-- Dave