I'll say this much....if I'm going to wear a historical kilt as a costume, then I'm going to put some thought and expense into wearing it RIGHT.

Now, I know there are limitations on what "right" truly is for garb from the late 1600's and early 1700's, but I speaking just for me) would (and have) done some research as to what makes up that periods clothing. I may not have unlimited funds at my disposal for such a thing, but I will do my best to prepare as historically accurate a "costume" as I can.

The "costume" cheap kilt get-ups hawked around this time of year on ebay and in the costume shops look unutterably stupid to me. I've also seen some abominations of "kilts" designed around "holiday themes" by nice people....and they ARE nice people... that looked absolutely stinking AWFUL.

I, pesonally, would not want to wear a kilt, or an approximation of a *cough* "kilt" in that manner, no-way, no-how.

I think it was Tom that gave me a well-thought-out and polite answer as to why he feels that wearing a kilt is different from wearing Colonial garb. I might not see it the same way that he does, but I certainly respect that he has a right to his opinion, it's a valid opinion, and that he's a gentleman for expressing it well, articulately, and politely on this forum.