Unbelievable request

[ozone]

Personally, I would not be the least bit offended if someone asked me to borrow a kilt for halloween. People dress up as ER doctors all the time and scrubs are not a "costume" either. Or how about people dressing up as pirates: that garb was once considered clothing...and in some parts of Ann Arbor/Boulder/Berkeley it still is worn by the trust fund hippies.

Anyway, my point is that people need to let their hair down a wee bit. If the request was asked nicely, I see no reason to be offended. So long as they were not planning on wearing those gawd awful red wigs :-)

[robthehiker]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costume

Main Entry: cos·tume
Pronunciation: \ˈkäs-ˌtüm, -ˌtyüm also -təm or -ˌchüm\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian, custom, dress, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo custom — more at custom
Date: 1799
1: the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class
2: an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing <Halloween costumes>
3: a person's ensemble of outer garments ; especially : a woman's ensemble of dress with coat or jacket

[Panache]

...If the request was asked nicely, I see no reason to be offended. So long as they were not planning on wearing those gawd awful red wigs :-)

Because that would mean they would be going as Retro Red for Halloween!


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Cheers

Jamie

[mbhandy]

Stillwater Thrifty can be gotten before the end of the month. No Problem, and they can get their own Colour.

MrBill

[jrmiller]

Hey,
Lighten up! This is an opportunity to make another kilt devotee!

[sathor]

Or you could use the opportunity as greed. Make them agree to pay for a pro cleaning after they use it and agree to pay for a replacement in case of damage.

(Not just because you want it cleaned, though it sounds on the surface fair, but do you really know what they might try to do in your kilt? Do you really want to think of their rears in your kilt if they think it funny to go 'regimental' which you know you would want that cleaned afterwards...)

I do agree with an earlier post, SWK thrifty or maybe even a sportkilt would be a better option, but anyways...

[muirkirkca]

You could steer them to a rental shop. Some pay some good bucks for elaborate costumes. Pointing them to an economic solution such as SWK is another and they can keep the garments for future use. This is what I would do for a similar request.

[RockyR]

I ditto what others have said... refer them to Jerry for a "thrifty kilt". If they like it (and after they see the attention they get), they'll probably wear it to the pub. After a few outings, they may "move up" and get better ones.

[sathor]

Or how about people dressing up as pirates: that garb was once considered clothing...and in some parts of Ann Arbor/Boulder/Berkeley it still is worn by the trust fund hippies.

Pirates are one mode of dress I have never seen in Ann Arbor. Though I admit to seeing just about everything else there. I miss Michigan sometimes, and then there is Winter...

[JS Sanders]

Over the years I've been asked several times to lend kilt(s) for theatrical productions. Only one offered recompense. The others offered a pair of gratis tickets.

My reply is a polite "No".

Really quite simple, then return to whatever you were doing.

Slainte,
steve