What - for the love of God - could be MORE conservative than the kilt? Okay...maybe a toga or something.
Whoever said above that you should wear it on special Scottish occasions has a good point...and that's a starting point. Remember, though, that there care an awful of of Scottish Holidays...there was a thread some time ago that enumerated some of them...plenty of anniversaries of battles, lots of significant Scots birthdays...you get the drift.
And I will say it again...has anybody looked around and seen how some of the other kilt-less people are dressing these days? So who has the right to criticize a guy for wearing a kilt? Oy vey! One of the things that they're showing for men this summer is oversized, baggy, plaid shorts...would you rather wear baggy-*** shorts that look like they're too big or a kilt that actually fits?
Conservative? Hey...just look at the membership of this forum and you'll see some guys who should rate as pretty conservative...lots of current and ex-military, couple of federal employees...kilts have nothing to do with your social or political views; they are just another piece of MEN'S clothing.
I've got a buddy who gets all weirded out by my showing up in a kilt yet he wears shorts all summer...frankly, you see more of his exposed body in shorts than you do mine wearing a kilt but he still thinks that I'm somehow being weird and an exhibitionist or something. I'd guess that a whole lot of people get weird because they are asking "The Question" whether out loud or in their own heads...my current standard answer is delivered rather coldly, "Excuse me, but if you knew me, you would know that I am a very modest person and I assure you that modesty will be maintained at all times. Kapish?"
Get out there and see how it goes...you'll probably find quite a few people who actually find it interesting and different and you'll get more compliments than criticism.
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