Prophet of Truth

[Freedomlover]

And I realize that that last post can sound somewhat creepy. I assure you that it's okay.

Naw. Creepy is what you find at Tom's Cafe. Not here.

[Freedomlover]

Maybe it's because prior to Utilikilts, the kilt was simply a traditional garment and/or an ethnic costume. It was fine in Glasgow or Edinburgh, but out-of-place in Haywood Co. Villegas gave us a garment that has the advantages of the traditional design without the distinctive cultural pinning.

Great insight there, Bear.

The kilt is a garment with a history. Villegas gave it a future.

You're killing me here. Spot on. Couldn't be more right.

The irony here is that the re-invention of the kilt is going to revive interest in the traditional Scottish design. Take me, for example: I never considered wearing any sort of Scottish kilt until I had a few UK's and PK's in my wardrobe. My first USA Kilt was a custom-design denim, because I didn't want tartan. Now I have plenty of tartans, including 3 from USA Kilts. Like you and your wife, more people are going to have revelations in the coming years.

On the other hand, my mother kept me in little kilts until I was 7 years old, including all of the first grade. I hated it when she insisted that the time had come for (shudder) pants. I think that transition had a major effect on my outlook on life. After all, why is something that has for all of one's life been the norm suddenly unacceptable? It messed my head up.

Villegas will get and deserve a lot of the credit.

And so he should.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Blu, ME buy pants??...

OK then... What color did you buy???

[starbkjrus]

Great insight there, Bear.



You're killing me here. Spot on. Couldn't be more right.



On the other hand, my mother kept me in little kilts until I was 7 years old, including all of the first grade. I hated it when she insisted that the time had come for (shudder) pants. I think that transition had a major effect on my outlook on life. After all, why is something that has for all of one's life been the norm suddenly unacceptable? It messed my head up.




And so he should.

UB and FL, well said indeed. I had always liked the look of the full PC outfit but that was really the only way I had ever seen the kilt worn. Then I ran across a Utilikilts booth at a street fair in DC. Within a few weeks I had my first UK.

Now I have six kilts that range from two UKs through casual moderns to an Albanach 4 yard box pleat from Matt Newsome. (And shopping for more). Thank you Steven.

[Freedomlover]

Thank you Steven.

If it wasn't blasphemous I'd dub him Saint Steven for what he has done to liberate men.

[Blu (Ontario)]

If it wasn't blasphemous I'd dub him Saint Steven for what he has done to liberate men.

He's certainly managed to make a go of something where others have tried and failed. I believe his target demographic and marketing strategy is largely responsible for that. A saint he ain't but quite clever!

[Freedomlover]

He's certainly managed to make a go of something where others have tried and failed. I believe his target demographic and marketing strategy is largely responsible for that. A saint he ain't but quite clever!

Yeah. The demographic. He and I (actually Megan) have spoken about that. But quite frankly he got it done where, as you said, others have failed. So I'll settle for a lower case saint.

[michael steinrok]

Utilikilts utilized the media to make wearing kilts look more mainstream or hip than if the only place she saw them was in a marching band or a Burns dinner.

utilikilts were being promoted on tech tv some 3 years ago. I oredered one shortly after. The rest is history.

[GlassMan]

Naw. Creepy is what you find at Tom's Cafe. Not here.

Please don't make me spit my diet coke all over my monitor again!

[Riverkilt]

Certainly don't want to insult you or your wife.

Will say that I was married to a woman from Cabarrus County, N.C. for 20 years. She had roots back up in your area.

She had one of those family trees that her kin just weren't interested in sharing information about. Did find out she was her own cousin etc. One of those family trees without branches...

Spent many a night in some sort of go around with her. Never could figure out why she didn't "get it" until I happened to come across her old high school report cards. She got mostly Ds and Fs. She wasn't dumb or stupid, just had trouble with abstract concepts. She's doing well now. My guess is that she was a victim of a poor education system back in the 50s in her part of N. C.

Can't imagine what she would have done/said if I'd discovered kilts when we were still married...frightening thoughts to ponder...

I'm guessing your wife is an intelligent lady - so my experience with my North Carolina woman just doesn't apply to this situation.

Ron