I saw your post last night and responded and yes, the thread disappeared!?

I have a great kilt that I received as part of a trade. It's Black Watch and I'm guessing it is lightweight but could be medium. My other kilts are heavy (8 yard) and regimental 4 yard) weights and this is clearly thinner material. These gk's are a goodly amount of material, regardless of the weight and provide a lot of warmth, even when thinner.

I wouldn't try to dissuade you from a great kilt as they are fun to wear, however, they are kind of a hassle and not very conducive to modern life IMHO. I haven't sewn pleats or belt loops in mine. I found a recommendation online to fold it into pleats and roll it up like this when storing it and it does better at holding these non-sewn pleats when worn..

I mostly wear the gk when involved in re-enacting or period wear, so I tend to think of it more as this kind of a garment. Hence, I usually wear an 18th century style plain shirt with the one-button collar open. You can get these many places (e.g. http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...3e465435506eff @ US$35.) I actually have a longer linen variety that fits perfectly with the garb. You had asked previously about other shirts and I'm just not sure. Modern collar shirts would seem "off" to me, but a black t-shirt or some other pull-overs might work out pretty well, IDK.

Good luck on searching the fabric stores. I've heard of some people running into some amazing deals finding end bolts of honest to goodness wool material that displayed an accurate tartan. I'm sure it's worth looking around to see what you can find.

Yeah, jeans and t-shirts were the "uniform" when I attended university 30 years ago; some things apparently take awhile to change!