Here's to diversity! or . . . "horses for courses"

**Kid Cossack** · 13th August 06, 07:35 AM

Gents:

Got up early because the wee one was wailing, then after a while got Daughter Two and the Missus back to sleep, had some coffee, facing the morning and checking out X-marks.

I was just reading a review of the Stillwater Saffron, and thinking, "Yeah, those are really nice kilts." (Now that I'm getting a business up and running, I have an excuse to order some "business attire" kilts, after all, so I picked up a trifecta of Stillwaters in the shadow tartan---green and saffron and black.) I'll probably wear the black one tomorrow to work, with a dress shirt and hose and re-dyed and polished Doc Marten's shoes.

However . . . at the same time, I'm sitting here in my SportKilt funky red Maui floral print "pyjamakilt" while I drink coffee. The yard needs mowing, and the odds are that I'll jump into one of my Utilikilts for that---"Scottish jeans" for yard work.

Later on, we may swing by some friends' house for a BBQ and a few beers, while the younguns romp with the dogs. I figure that'll call for either the USAK, or the PK desert MARPAT, or the resurrected NeoKilt "frankenkilt" (huzzah!). I like the Stillwaters just fine, but whether the acrylic or the wool versions, they can get pretty warm sometimes, and there's a real feeling of relief stepping into a nice lightweight kilt like the USAK casual or the PK.

It's really nice to have the variety of kilts that we've got now. I can sure see the merits to the people who advocate eight yards of wool as THE answer, but I really like my equally sharp looking, but much lighter USAK, PK and NeoKilt. And there are times it's hard to beat the rugged casual comfort of the UKs. As for the SportKilt---well, the wife sewed down the fell, and it makes a wonderful lounge-around-the-house type kilt/pyjama/thingy. (Nightkilt?)

SportKilt note: if it was a tartan and not a Maui floral print, I'd wear it for very informal outings, and not just around the house.

It's all good!

**Blu (Ontario)** · 13th August 06, 08:27 AM

Just out of curiosity... what on earth posessed you to purchase the floral kilt in the first place? Off the top of my head, I can't think of a single thing that such a garment might be useful for - other than as you say a pyjami-kilt or perhaps washing the car on a hot day.

:confused:

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**bubba** · 13th August 06, 08:40 AM

Attending Jimmy Buffett concerts?

**ozmeath** · 13th August 06, 09:13 AM

'Allo girls. Want to see me do some push ups?!

**starbkjrus** · 13th August 06, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by bubba

Attending Jimmy Buffett concerts?

I bought mine with beach day on a Caribbean cruise in mind. Now, however it's more a pyjama kilt. Comfy.

**Panache** · 13th August 06, 09:34 AM

Kid Cossack,

Hmmm so you're suggesting that kilts are like any other kind of clothes... no one item can do it all. I think those of us open to both Modern and Traditional kilts have the most fun, we can wear kilts pretty much anywear to do anything.

Cheers

**Southern Breeze** · 13th August 06, 09:50 AM

Indeed, it's that diversity that makes daily wear possible. If we only had traditional ones then I'd only wear them maybe 10% of the time. Here's to diversity.

**michael steinrok** · 13th August 06, 11:50 AM

You have made me think z1zxccrak@k**ztttpuff....! and I have been going in this direction; heat and humidity conspire against us or rather just me perhaps. The pj kilt makes me laugh . Are there any flannel ones? Maybe that Oneil guy or Alan can make me one...hmmm......