What brought you to kilting?
I am of Irish and Scottish heritage. I've always felt closer to that fact than anything else. When little, I loved hearing about how part of my family came from Ireland and the other part of my family came from Scotland (I also remember a time when I was in first grade where one day I spent my recess inside just to study the school's map of the UK). And so, my heritge is a part of me. It is me and makes me who I am.
What are the reactions and feelings from your significant others and your families?
As for family: my brother thinks it's neat, my mother sees it as being okay...however, my father hates it (although, I've converted his brother Mike...he loves it and wants a kilt now). My grandmother, her son and daughter-in-law think it's strange and laugh about it. But yeah...at least I think my friends are starting to accept it...
What do you think makes you accepting of kilting, as it is certainly not the norm, nor does everyone accept it?
I'm almost always accepting of others form of dress because I'm not one to judge others (as long as they dress modestly). But I'm all for individuality. Be who you are and don't care what others think. That's what's important.
And like I mentioned earlier, it's the closeness and high regard that I have to my heritage. Plus, I've always been one who's refused to conform to traditional rules. But, I've wanted a kilt for several years...and not too long ago, I finally got a "starter kilt". And not too long ago, I placed my skills as a part-time garment maker to use made myself a very nice solid black "contemporary/traditional kilt" (doing Medieval, American Civil War, Old West and WWII Re-enacting have all made me learn to sew very well very fast). Plus I'm a poet and poets are to be eccentric.
Clan Campbell ~ "Ne Obliviscaris"
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