What if kilts never really catch on?

[NewKilt]

I don't particularly care if kilts or any other unbifurcated garment become mainstream. I wear them for comfort, and simply try to leave people with a favorable impression of men who wear kilts.

I AM concerned with double standards - that is, where women are able to wear a skirt or pants to work, but men are limited to pants (even when safety is not an issue.)

Darrell

[Barclay]

...and simply try to leave people with a favorable impression of men who wear kilts.

Darrell has said it all IMHO.

I'm with the majority here, and don't care one way or the other if they become "all the rage" or not. The kilt, in my opinion, is not a cause and it's not something to necessarily evangelize. It is a garment. It is a garment that I wear for comfort and as a tip-of-the-hat to my (almost complete) Scots heritage. I wear it out of respect for my families and for the great Scots that have conquered or have been persecuted in our history. Mostly I wear it beacause it's comfortable and I think, if worn properly, looks smart and unique. My mother first kilted me at 12, so I have been kilted for almost 27 years and in that time I have only once had an accidental exposure (on the highland games field, so I was wearing compression shorts anyway). I can count on two hands the number of times I've had really negative comments, but can't begin to count the number of good comments and people I have met that wouldn't have spoken to me, or honked, or waved if not for the kilt.

If it "really catches on" then I will have lost all of that. That will be a pity. If it happens, though, it happens. I will neither hasten the day, nor hinder it. Like Darrell said, I just want to leave people with a positive impression of the men who choose to wear kilts.

Just my opinion.

[Red Lioness]

I live, at the moment, in fairly rural Japan. I think the locals are going to be quite shocked about a mad Scotsman in a kilt being around town.

Oh dear. My other major garment love is kimonos. It's for much the same reason you lads wear the kilts; the sheer comfort!!

Anyhoo, once St. Paddy's Day rolls around and the fabric stores come out with all the Irish-themed fabrics, I plan on making a Celtic Kimono, compelete with a heavy tartan obi.

It'll be marvelous.

[michael steinrok]

Oh dear. My other major garment love is kimonos. It's for much the same reason you lads wear the kilts; the sheer comfort!!

Anyhoo, once St. Paddy's Day rolls around and the fabric stores come out with all the Irish-themed fabrics, I plan on making a Celtic Kimono, compelete with a heavy tartan obi.

It'll be marvelous.

Ohh? We will be wanting picures.

[Pour1Malt]

ai hope they ne'er "catch on"...

if kilts start showin oop in crap shops like walmart I'd stop wearin them...

ai hate tae luek like e'ery yin else...

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Oh dear. My other major garment love is kimonos. It's for much the same reason you lads wear the kilts; the sheer comfort!!

Anyhoo, once St. Paddy's Day rolls around and the fabric stores come out with all the Irish-themed fabrics, I plan on making a Celtic Kimono, compelete with a heavy tartan obi.

It'll be marvelous.

Now I absolutely have to see a picture of that!!!! My (Japanese) friends would love to see it!!!

[davedove]

I don't particularly care if kilts or any other unbifurcated garment become mainstream. I wear them for comfort, and simply try to leave people with a favorable impression of men who wear kilts.

I AM concerned with double standards - that is, where women are able to wear a skirt or pants to work, but men are limited to pants (even when safety is not an issue.)

Darrell

This is basically my point of view. I don't like the double standards.

I actually don't want the kilt to become too widespread, just accepted. If lots of people wore one, it wouldn't be special anymore.

[pbpersson]

I AM concerned with double standards - that is, where women are able to wear a skirt or pants to work, but men are limited to pants (even when safety is not an issue.)

Darrell

Where I work, we all sit at desks in cubicles and we talk on the phone to our customers.

It is supposed to be 108 degrees outside today.

Women are told they can wear pants or skirts or dresses without pantyhose, just bare legs - and are told to whatever makes them comfortable.

Men are told to wear Dockers....period.....

[Southern Breeze]

A kilt made from cotton twill ( Freedomkilts for example) could be considerd Scottish Dockers.

[Kid Cossack]

As far as that goes, why does UK call their inside-pocket-model the "Mocker"?