Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
http://albanach.org/define_kilt.htm
An excellent article, and I agree with almost all the points you make. However, I feel that, in regard to this discussion at least, there is one thing which the article does not cover, namely what makes the kilt different from other garments. As you say in the article:

"Most of the people seeking to strictly define the kilt do so for the purposes of setting the “authentic” kilts apart from those of less quality."

It seems to me that the article is written specifically to counter such opinions, which, by the way, it does excellently. But doing so, it only defines what makes a bad kilt and what makes a good one, and really only covers the traditional end of the market. Utilikilts and other kilts with features that never appear on traditional kilts, still have lots of similarities with them, which in my opinion still makes them kilts. Some would obviously disagree, which is why what makes a kilt a kilt needs defining.