tartan casual kilt: no belt no sporran?

[Blu (Ontario)]

.... a sporran is not at all necessary.... If you look at many photos of many 19th and early 20th century soldiers, you will see quite a few wearing no sporran. The idea that one is de rigeur... I really don't feel the need to proclaim to the world that I am wearing a kilt instead of a skirt by having this unnecessary accessory.... The belt is purely decorative.

Intelligent, logical, pragmatic, and correct.

On the other hand, if these accessories give someone the confidence boost needed to wear a kilt in public, then they are serving a useful function.

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[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Hmmh, this, like many decisions/issues facing a kilt wearer is very much a personal decision. Someone suggested that wearing a sporran insured that other people knew you were wearing a kilt and not a skirt. I would suggest that if they know that a sporran is typically worn with a kilt, they already recognize what you are wearing as a kilt, and if not, the sporran won't make any difference.

I will often head out of the house without a sporran, although I always (I think) wear a belt. Lets run through what I carry in that situation. I have to have a wallet (ID, money, family pictures, etc.), cell phone, and I have to have my car keys. That is a bare minimum for leaving the house, even when I am taking my morning bike ride!

So, if I don't wear a sporran, how does it work out? Well, cell phone clipped to the belt or kilt waistband, keys (I have a remote door opener) shoved into the belt/waistband next to the cell phone, and the wallet (a standard single fold type), is placed on the belt/waistband at the small of my back. It fits perfectly, will not get lost, and nobody will consider taking it away!

Just my approach. You can also stitch a small square of fabric to the underapron and make a holster for your wallet, keys, etc..