kilts in Scotland

[cessna152towser]

I wear a kilt almost daily. I can often be out and about all day and not meet anyone else wearing a kilt, yet on another day I may encounter lots of guys in kilts, for example is there is an international soccer or rugby match being held that day. My wardrobe contains more kilts than trousers, however my next door neighbour only owns two kilts and wears them much less regularly than I do. The next again neighbour only owns one kilt and so far I have only seen him wearing it once. My neighbour on the other side does not own a kilt but hires one occasionally to wear for a special event. So yes, nearly every Scotsman wears a kilt at some time, but most only wear them infrequently.

[Ozman1944]

Good; then they can't complain when others take up what they have tossed aside.

I remember St Francis of Assisi once predicted in the thirteenth cent. ; " the evil day will eventually come when priests & nuns will cast aside their Habit with contempt and dress as the Worldling..but then the Worlding will take up the Habit and hold it in reverence until the darkness passes".
Maybe the same could apply to the Kilt? (Prediction of "St." William Wallace???)

[Galician]

Good; then they can't complain when others take up what they have tossed aside. I remember St Francis of Assisi once predicted in the thirteenth cent. ; " the evil day will eventually come when priests & nuns will cast aside their Habit with contempt and dress as the Worldling..but then the Worlding will take up the Habit and hold it in reverence until the darkness passes". Maybe the same could apply to the Kilt? (Prediction of "St." William Wallace???)

I agree with that sentiment, Your Excellency!

I wonder, though, when you heard St. Francis say that.

[McFarkus]

Good; then they can't complain when others take up what they have tossed aside.

The ones who don't wear kilts regularly are probably exactly the ones who would object.

[macwilkin]

Good; then they can't complain when others take up what they have tossed aside.

I remember St Francis of Assisi once predicted in the thirteenth cent. ; " the evil day will eventually come when priests & nuns will cast aside their Habit with contempt and dress as the Worldling..but then the Worlding will take up the Habit and hold it in reverence until the darkness passes".
Maybe the same could apply to the Kilt? (Prediction of "St." William Wallace???)

The ones who don't wear kilts regularly are probably exactly the ones who would object.

So then all of us who choose not to wear our kilts everyday are "tossing aside" the kilt?

Gents, different horses for courses. If the majority of Scots choose not to wear their kilts everyday, but save them for "special occasions", then that's their right to do so. I generally follow their example.

Some folks choose to wear their kilts everyday -- I'm very supportive of that choice. But not choosing to wear a kilt everyday does not make you less of a kiltie. This attitude goes against the very arguement that some make for a larger acceptance of kilt-wearing by the general public.

Sorry for being on the this morning.

T.

[CactusJack]

So then all of us who choose not to wear our kilts everyday are "tossing aside" the kilt?

Gents, different horses for courses. If the majority of Scots choose not to wear their kilts everyday, but save them for "special occasions", then that's their right to do so. I generally follow their example.

Some folks choose to wear their kilts everyday -- I'm very supportive of that choice. But not choosing to wear a kilt everyday does not make you less of a kiltie. This attitude goes against the very arguement that some make for a larger acceptance of kilt-wearing by the general public.

Sorry for being on the this morning.

T.

Todd,
What you said made me stop and think for a moment and I have to say that you are quite right, So I personally do not think that you were on a soapbox here but just stating what you feel and being one who does not wear a kilt daily I feel better about it thanks to you.

[James MacMillan]

Not being able to do the cost conversion in my head, and being too lazy to seek out the proper web-site, I have the question of wanting to know - In Scotland -Does renting a kilt cost more or less than renting a tuxedo?

In the U.S. it costs almost twice as much for kilt rental than for tuxedo. The lowest rental cost I could find was $45 for one day, and the lowest kilt rental $89 -with $100 for tux and $170 for kilt being more common.

One interesting gambit for the wedding party, several locations will give the tux free to the groom, if his wedding party rents from the same location. A couple even gave kick-backs to the groom.

There are also so many other variables, that it makes comparison difficult.

[Jock Scot]

So then all of us who choose not to wear our kilts everyday are "tossing aside" the kilt?

Gents, different horses for courses. If the majority of Scots choose not to wear their kilts everyday, but save them for "special occasions", then that's their right to do so. I generally follow their example.

Some folks choose to wear their kilts everyday -- I'm very supportive of that choice. But not choosing to wear a kilt everyday does not make you less of a kiltie. This attitude goes against the very arguement that some make for a larger acceptance of kilt-wearing by the general public.

Sorry for being on the this morning.

T.

I thankyou for that observation.

[Dhuni]

I've not been to Scotland for several years but from here it seems there is a bit of a revival happening.
As a side note;
Several of us Frasers went over together nearly 20 years ago and on our trip to Culloden we were the only kilties around for the rank and file tourists to photograph.

[Tartan Hiker]

In eight days in Scotland last December I only saw two other kilts, and those were obviously workers in the retail or hospitality industry.

Of course, there were kilts aplenty on Hogmanay.