I LOVE 'Em!! J'Dez Underkilts

[NancyMan]

A week ago today I received my Freedom Kilt. (Ordered back in the summer when cold weather wasn't on my mind.) Buttoned it up and soon realized that the poly/cotton fabric didn't have the insulating qualities of my STW acrylic heavyweight. I slipped on a pair of boxer briefs, which helped, but just felt weird after going 6 months regimental. What to do? Then I recalled this old thread that Ron started. I was intrigued by the idea of the underkilt, but choked on the cost of the things. (See my signature at the bottom.) Too late to order before Xmas anyhoo...

I made a trip to my local thrift store. Found a couple of, ahem, skirts that were constructed just like the J'Dez garments. One a toasty acrylic and the other a cotton- both priced at about $6. I cut them both to 21 inches in length and gave them a quick hem on the sewing machine. Not only am I now able to wear my new FK (a review will follow shortly), but all of my lightweight kilts just became available for winter wear too.

OK, so now you know what I'm wearing under my kilt and why I've got a smile on my face rather than clenched, teeth. But nobody else needs to know, right? Cause its none of their darn buisiness.

Have a cool Yule y'all,
Vincent

[Sherry]

Good idea. Both my guys are interested in a liner for their kilts; my husband because he's sensitive to the wool, & my oldest DS for just keeping the kilt clean longer.

[Freedomlover]

"ds"?

[Kiltedmusiclover]

"ds"?

It's cyber talk for Dear Son.
DH is Dear Husband.

[Freedomlover]

It's cyber talk for Dear Son.
DH is Dear Husband.

TY. That's cyber talk for thank you!

[Pour1Malt]

no thot ai want tae start a ficht...

but ai really enjoyed readin this auld threid this mornin'...

an ai wanted tae comment...

remember....

because o' kilts...

Scots hae been kent a' over the world as the

"Ladies From Hell!" :rolleyes:


it disnae matter if ya ca' it a slip arr no...

it disnae matter if ya think it id 'femmy' or no...

it is a greet idea... an ai want wan!

an even though ai'm a 'manly man' ai'd wear wan under mai kilt...

an if anywan wants tae come tae Scotland an call ma a 'crossdresser' arr a 'lady' tae ma face...

ya ken where ai am!

[James]

Well said Pour1Malt.

Since saying I'd try one ages ago-which I did, theyn have become a part of my wardrobe-depending on activity, which kilt and the weather: and will say that they can enhance the kilt.

The only comments were from a certain lady-who after her expected rudery* about 'petticoats', said it was a good idea.

*She will scratch the eyes out of anyone brave enough to call my kilt a skirt-but reserves the right to herself to make comments aimed at embarrassing me.

Really the whole underwear thing, be it regimental or whatever is a bit of a bore, for it is up to the individual and a chap wearing underpants/underkilt/liner is no less of a man & kilt wearer than one going without.

Remember the long shirt tails-as obvious in that film with Liam Neelson -Rob Roy?

That drawers were made available to highland regiments, and were on occasion mandatory wear: which of course makes a nonsense of claims about 'going regimental'.

Certainly I'm not the least bit impressed by anyone who makes a big thing about going regimental, and it is only a hero who asks me 'If I'm a true Scot'.

James

[Hachiman]

I basically like the idea. It serves a useful purpose.
But how about this: Make it as a wrap around. A full or partial elastic waist, possibly with hooks ala PK's, and in any color but white might get a better reception.

I was wondering something similar, Freedomlover.

I might be completely out-of-line here, and I can appreciate both sides of the discussion, albeit that I'm new here and don't have any knowledge of some of the history people are referring to... but if the "unbifurcated underwear" were to be in a wrap-around format (similar to the way kilts wrap around the body) then it wouldn't look exactly like a woman's slip, it wouldn't have any gaps that would allow oil or sweat to stain one's kilt (and all that the kilt stands for), and it wouldn't bind like some bifurcated undergarments tend to.

As someone who hasn't yet worn a kilt, I am inclined to lean towards the concept of just wearing jocks or boxers under a kilt (for modesty and the protection of the kilt), rather than a garment that does resemble a slip or going regimental (if the latter means I might offend someone and/or soil my kilt).

If I might make one last observation: the threads I've read on this site have, for the most part, demonstrated that the members of this site are united in their love of *kilts*... and all that kilts stand for - including a strong, masculine tradition. I might be mistaken, but I get the impression that one new undergarment on the market will not be sufficient to breakdown this connection many people have with the masculine tradition associated with Kilts.

Just my opinion - YMMV.

regards

Hachiman

[bangkok kilt]

After re-reading this thread by Ron I actually modded my own undergarmet from some old boxers. Gap boxers don't really have separate 'legs' in the back so it was easy to cut the seam and remove a little from the front and back and voila, it was a great kilt undergarmet! Not going to keep me any warmer, but it will definately help keep the kilt cleaner. Wishing I hadn't thrown out the old boxers where the crotch had 'blown' out!

[Riverkilt]

I still have my three black ones and wear them frequently - mostly to protect my fine hand sewns from me.

Thought I'd seen threads where JDez was having problems...folks were sending in their money and not getting the underkilts or responses to their emails or calls....? Any recent updates on that?

Only quality problem I've had is that the hemming thread came loose very easily but I just cut it off as it unravels and there seems to be no effect on the product.

Ron