1) How often do you wear the kilt?

Kilt Fridays baby! Every Friday, unless I really really wanna ride my motorcycle to school. Unfortunately I cant make being kilted and motorcycling work together so I have to choose one or the other. Otherwise I would wear daily at school as washing allows. Oh and I always wear my MacLeod to dress events.

2) (If you wear it daily) What profession allows this sort of dress?

My boss would wet himself if I showed up at the Hotel wearing a kilt. . . after the ribbing was over I could probably get by with a UK at the auto body shop (my pt job).

3) How does your significant other feel about it?

Hmm, significant other is a rather strong phrase for my girlfriend but I guess she is significant to so it works. She walks around holding my hand as confidently when I am in my kilt as she does when I am in trousers. Shes a keeper!

4) How do you respond to people who question your motives for wearing the kilt?

Usually I look at the source and move on with my day. I really dont get many people ribbing me for it. I react politely to honest inquiry. Usually I get nothing but compliments and those willing to take pot shots are usually in groups as they are afraid to get their @$$ kicked by a "guy in a skirt"

(I have a very good, very old friend (a girl) who just could not believe that I wear a kilt in public. She gave me a really hard time about it over dinner with other friends. I was really surprised at her reaction. None of my guy friends have reacted that way.)

Not your problem, a good friend will look past it if it really bothers them.

5) Do you think kilts are becoming more popular?

Possibly. I saw another guy on campus in one out the corner of my eye. I thought about running after and making sure is kit was all correct but I reached up, tightened my bandanna and decided I had no right to act as kilt police.

6) Do you really want them to be more popluar?

Umm, not if it is just done to be "fashionable." I feel a gigantic sense of pride when sporting my family tartan. I wish more Scots would give themselves the opportunity to feel the same. By the same token if someone non-Scottish wants to wear one, thats fine as long as they respect it for what it is and wear it in a respectful manner.

(It seems I am seeing more and more people here in Austin wearing them out, but mostly they are Utilikilts.)

I am looking into getting a UK of my own. . . .but that will have to wait until can get enough cash together for a Matt Newsome. . . .

Thanks for your time.

Thanks for a great topic, sorry about being so long winded!