Quote Originally Posted by Ugly Bear
True. This is just one incident, and hardly conclusive. But it is an indicator. I haven't seen it with my own eyes, of course, but I get the impression that the Scots hardly wear the kilt any more. I believe it's been relegated to special occasions (football matches, weddings and so on) and the tourism industry. Very few wear it casually or day-to-day.

I don't have any statistics, but I'd bet real money that the majority of kilts produced in Scotland today are for export abroad.

The story is a piece of evidence, nothing more, that kilts are not strictly Scottish. I've never given much credence to the "kilts-are-Scottish-and-Scottish-alone-so-foreigners-can't-wear-them-and-certainly-can't-dicker-with-the-design" position. Less so, because of stories like this.
I agree with you on the last point in the above post, but whether or not Scots today wear them, the heritage and history of the kilt will always be Scottish, period.

And, just because someone chooses not to wear a kilt everyday or "casually" does not mean that they have no respect for the kilt as "national dress". I do not wear my kilt everyday, because it is a special garment to me, and I don't want to be on the same level as a pair of jeans that I wear everyday.

Cheers,

Todd