Quote Originally Posted by MacWage
As for the topic at hand, I only WEAR traditional and perfer tartan kilts. I think they look better, and are easier to explain, as they fit the "common idea" of what a kilt is. However, I respect those who wear modern ones, which also have a HUGE following (thus they must not be bad to wear)....
That was pretty much the way I saw it for a long time as well. I do believe that it takes a bit more gumption to wear a solid color modern variant than it does to wear a traditional tartan kilt simply from that standpoint of familiarity and public perceptions.

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