Quote Originally Posted by txboyalone View Post
I have a similar problem, 60 year old male I have decided I want to wear a kilt. My wife and grown children act like dad has lost it.
First Questions ? Were would you wear it? "Church" (not with me) "Parties" ( I don't think so!) "Out walking" (HaHa!) I need some good replies for this group of nae sayers on kilts.
I have tried the old favorite "Because I want one." with not much success. I have the heritage and linage to wear one but that doesn't cut much slack either. Suggestions PLEASE
Just do it. Get a good, handmade kilt - not necessarily an 8-yard 'tank' since those are both expensive and likely a little warm for Texas, but a 5-yard knife-pleated or 4-yard box-pleated tartan to which you feel you can lay some claim through said heritage and lineage - and wear it. Because it was an investment, you will feel obliged to keep wearing it, despite the few naysayers; the positive comments will likely silence them in any case.

If you go to a church that includes others of Scots background, you should definitely wear it to services; the reactions will be excellent - believe me. In any case, wear it on long walks alone. Wear it grocery shopping. Wear it because you want to.

But you can tell those nervous family members that you were forced into this bizarre behavior by a bunch of anonymous online kiltwearers ...