Incentive to get more men kilted

[Shay]

XMarks cards... maybe carrying around a little 'kilt card' with do's and don't of wearing a kilt?

[Colin]

Doolin's pub in Vancouver (the site of Kilts Night) was offering a free Guinness to everyone in a kilt on those nights. That was a nice incentive.

I don't think a card of do's and don't will help people that maybe want to wear the kilt but are trying to muster the courage. Do's and Don't's are good for people that have already decided they are going to wear a kilt.

I am of the school that I don't want every guy out there in a kilt. Sure it would be even easier for me to wear my kilt if everyone did, but then part of my uniqueness is gone.

I still get excited when I see one of the other (2-4) guys in my area out in their kilt. We have yet to meet, but we have seen each other.

[GMan]

I tend to agree with Colin, I like being a little bit different, not unusual, but different. I think it gives me character to be more myself and not being pretentious and a fake.

[Shay]

I don't think a card of do's and don't will help people that maybe want to wear the kilt but are trying to muster the courage. Do's and Don't's are good for people that have already decided they are going to wear a kilt.

Sorry- Dos and Don't of buying, not wearing. Like the following:

Do: Take accurate measurements, kilts fit a lot differently than pants!
Don't: use your 'normal' waist size- most kiltmaker's websites will show you where and how to measure.

Do: Get a tartan or solid color you think will look good with clothes you already own.
Don't: Get a tartan if you don't know what it is- some are only for families or other groups.

Do: Get a nice sporran, belt, and nice socks for formal events.
Don't: Think you have to wear them everywhere if you're just going casual.

Do: realize there's styles of kilts out there, totally traditional, neo or American-style, somewhere inbetween, there's something that will reflect YOU!
Don't: Buy a kilt, no matter what style, because someone else says it's the 'right' one if you don't think so.

Do: Enjoy your kilt by wearing it to festivals of all stripes, going out to dinner, or just having a night at the pub!
Don't: Forget to enjoy your kilt by wearing it to festivals of all stripes, going out to dinner, or just having a night at the pub!

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but if anyone has any further ideas or refinements, I think that would be wicked cool to put on cards for the Huz's sporran!

[Riverkilt]

I'm still amazed why contemporary kilts like Utilikilts aren't standard fare for men in professions like truck driving, taxi drivers, delivery drivers, bakers, physical therapists, massage therapists, anyone sitting all day like therapists, phone center folks, postmen and anyone who walks a lot for a living....

Just common sense and comfort.

Ron

[minimalistix]

I'm still amazed why contemporary kilts like Utilikilts aren't standard fare for men in professions like truck driving, taxi drivers, delivery drivers, bakers, physical therapists, massage therapists, anyone sitting all day like therapists, phone center folks, postmen and anyone who walks a lot for a living....

Just common sense and comfort.

Ron

Same reason people in general dress like crap, because gnerally they don't put any thought into it. They'll wear cloths that don't fit and don't match because its what they've always done. Common sense isn't so common.

[cessna152towser]

One incentive is just to keep wearing it and others will see you looking comfortable in a kilt and will want to try one themselves. Though I doubt whether kilts will ever become mainstream as they are so expensive - will be interesting to see if these cheap Pakistani polyester kilts can win over some converts as they would make good lightweight casual summer wear as an alternative to shorts.

[NewKilt]

One incentive is just to keep wearing it and others will see you looking comfortable in a kilt and will want to try one themselves.

I think there is a certain amount of "avertising" that takes place when we wear our kilts in public. This will probably prompt some men to try it. Personally, I don't particularly care one way or the other about the kilt gaining parity with trousers or becoming mainstream. I wear it for comfort and my ancestral ties.

Darrell

[Richland]

Well a few incentives are not going to get "we few individuals" overrun with kilters. I believe Old navy is never going to sell kilts. and there is not enough tartan weavers to supply the world. But if they could, I know who i would buy stock in, if they went public.

[macwilkin]

I am of the school that I don't want every guy out there in a kilt. Sure it would be even easier for me to wear my kilt if everyone did, but then part of my uniqueness is gone.

I'm with Colin on this point as well -- I wear a kilt as part of my efforts to promote Scottish heritage and culture in general, but my goal is not get everyone in a kilt per se -- there are many ways to wear a tartan according to an individual's taste.

Cheers,

Todd