how do you feel about a kilt being worn as a fashion statement?

[LK-13]

i think it's great that more men are wearing Kilts,
at the same time i would hope that they respect what certain
Tartans represent.
for example,
I'm going to be getting a Kilt in the Black Watch Tartan.
my Clan, Shaw, has served from it's beginning.
so to my way of thinking my family has earned it.
many think I'm being silly about it, but still the same i feel this way.
just as one should not wear the Royal Tartan,
i don't feel that someone should wear any Military Units Tartan
that their family has not earned.

[Chef]

To me it depends on what kind of fashion statement they are trying to make.

i don't feel that someone should wear any Military Units Tartan
that their family has not earned.

No offence, but I think an individual can only earns the right to wear something from a military unit through their own service.

[Macman]

We all have our reasons for wearing kilts, and they're all to be respected...

I agree. People want to wear kilts for many different reasons, and it's not my place to tell someone he's wearing it for the "wrong" reason. If someone wants to wear a kilt for comfort, or fashion, or rebellion, or tradition, or whatever, that's all fine by me.

[Deil the Yin]

...People want to wear kilts for many different reasons, and it's not my place to tell someone he's wearing it for the "wrong" reason. If someone wants to wear a kilt for comfort, or fashion, or rebellion, or tradition, or whatever, that's all fine by me.

I feel pretty much the same: IMO the kilt from its roots/origin is essentially a fashion and not a uniform, so anyone can look as bad or good as they want in it (and it's all subjective anyway), and no one really has the authority (eg the Tartan Police) to say they do or dont have the "right" to wear the kilt or any particular tartan.

That being said, I wear a kilt to show pride in my heritage and allegiance to my clan, and as long as anyone who wears our tartan doesn't show disrespect for my clan and heritage and reason for wearing the kilt, I have no issues about them wearing the same.

[Chef]

I agree. People want to wear kilts for many different reasons, and it's not my place to tell someone he's wearing it for the "wrong" reason. If someone wants to wear a kilt for comfort, or fashion, or rebellion, or tradition, or whatever, that's all fine by me.

Like it or not a proper kilt is a symbol of Scottish culture and history, so I do have a problem with someone wearing a kilt in a way that doesn't show respect for what it stands for.

[The Supreme Canuck]

I agree. Wear what you want, so long as you don't show disrespect to anyone else by doing so.

[pbpersson]

Like it or not a proper kilt is a symbol of Scottish culture and history, so I do have a problem with someone wearing a kilt in a way that doesn't show respect for what it stands for.

Many people have told me that I can wear any kilt I want and not have to worry about the clan or the tartan or anything like that. I think I'm just too old-fashioned to think that way. Traditional kilts are special and I wouldn't want to offend anyone, and that is part of the reason I prefer contemporary non-tartan kilts.

I'm just wearing them for comfort and to be a rebel. I used to be a rebel without a cause, but now I have kilts. My life has meaning once again.