Told NO!

[sirdaniel1975]

I have attended several concerts and recitals kilted. When I say concerts, I'm refering to the concert hall. Not some marketed show. Many of times when I've done this, I was a music major in college. We were required to look nice at concerts. Many managed to attend in sloppy clothes and such.. I usually looked beter than the other students. I had nothing but compliments. Plus, it's dark in the hall during the performance, it won't distract from the performance. Only Pre - intermission - & post performance will one be noticed. Which is when there is no performance, equating no distraction. As hinted in other comments, the wife might have a problem with the kilt, period. As to which, I can offer no advice.

Most concert attendies are a wee bit cultured, and will only be glad to see a gent in a kilt.

A great concert to be kilted is:
Felix Mendelssohn's - The Scottish Symphony (Symphony No. 3 in A minor) & The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)

Usually performed on the same concert.

Or attend Giuseppe Verdi's opera: MacBeth

These are the most popular Scottish themed works that come to mind.

[Ruanaidh]

I just returned from our local university where I attended a performace of Haydn's Mass in Time of War. I was dressed in an Argyll jacket, hose, flashes and US Army tartan kilt. After the performace I went backstage to congratulate the singers on an excellent evening. They thanked me for taking the time to dress formally for their concert. Thursday I'll be attending the opening of the opera in a Prince Charlie. Performers always enjoy it when you dress well for the evening.

[neo71665]

I think women are confused as why we dress as we do. We do it for comfort, they do it to impress each other. Any formal event the ladies are always trying to figure out which one of them are the best dressed and rip them apart. You almost always see that poor guy that gets asked "will you just look at what she is wearing" until he looks then gets into trouble for only doing what he was told.
Anyways women dress to impress, some wish men would do the same untill you start outshining them. They want the spotlight, best thing to do is pick your fights. Go dig out/rent that tux and keep your life simple.


I'll be kilted at my best friends wedding, as will he and we will be the only 2. It was his idea for us to wear our family tartans and she loves the idea.

[Robin]

Well it's pretty odd women dress like peacocks with the nicest bling-bling they can get hold of when they go out...and they expect us poor sobs to look as boring as possible :confused: