Asking for a Friend

[Bugbear]

I just remembered something. When I got my first kilt, a Stillwater Kilt, I was having a lady friend look it over to see if it was all right before she helped me remove the basting stitches.

So, she wraps it around her waist, trying to strap it, and says, you guys don't have any hips.

I guess that would be another difference; men and women just aren't built the same. I don't even think we walk the same way, for the most part.

[Good Egg]

...men and women just aren't built the same. I don't even think we walk the same way, for the most part.

I'm glad you noticed. BTB they don't think the same either.

[Strider]

BTB they don't think the same either.

I would have to agree for the most part.

[Dixiecat]

There is no such thing as a women's kilt. Period.
There's no such thing as a dancer's kilt. Period.

There is however, a kilt. Period.
It is, according to tradition, a long length of fabric (4-9yards depending on the wearer) that is pleated around the waist of the wearer, leaving a flat front that opens on the right using buckles.

It is the wearer that gives this piece of cloth it's real personality. Will it imbue that special something to a man? Will it give that woman a certain appeal? Will buoy that dancer up as it swings and sways as that dancer turns the swords? Will it give that pipe band a certain spice as they play?

Yes. Period.

[Bugbear]

I meant in general, and with the situation of kilts that are not made to measure, like the Stillwaters.

As far as differences between the general way men and women think, not specific individuals, there are plenty of contemporary, peer reviewed, scientific books discussing the subject... So go consult one of those.

[Tartan Hiker]

Good post, Dixiecat.

[Good Egg]

There is no such thing as a women's kilt. Period.
There's no such thing as a dancer's kilt. Period.

There is however, a kilt. Period.
It is, according to tradition, a long length of fabric (4-9yards depending on the wearer) that is pleated around the waist of the wearer, leaving a flat front that opens on the right using buckles.

It is the wearer that gives this piece of cloth it's real personality. Will it imbue that special something to a man? Will it give that woman a certain appeal? Will buoy that dancer up as it swings and sways as that dancer turns the swords? Will it give that pipe band a certain spice as they play?

Yes. Period.

There are no rules. There are however conventions. There is no law that says I may not wear a woman's kilt such as those usually associated with school uniforms, but it would be highly unconventional it would probably be viewed with deep suspicion.

Women who wear clothes designed for men are cross dressing just a s men are in reverse - I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that but please don't try and pretend it is otherwise. Among other things it is not very helpful to the OP's question.

[thescot]

I just remembered something. When I got my first kilt, a Stillwater Kilt, I was having a lady friend look it over to see if it was all right before she helped me remove the basting stitches.

So, she wraps it around her waist, trying to strap it, and says, you guys don't have any hips.

I guess that would be another difference; men and women just aren't built the same. I don't even think we walk the same way, for the most part.

And therein lies the big difference. Women in kilts tend to look like women in men's trousers or men's overalls. They just don't fit. Men don't have hips compared to the women, whose waist-to-hip differential is much greater on average than men's.

For a kilt to fit a girl, the fell must be tapered to the point where the sett is completely unrecognizable. That's why most female band members tend to look less than their best IMO.

I like girls in girl clothes (as my daughter calls them), and a woman in a kilted skirt always looks smashing.

I will now retire to my room and await the inevitable slings and arrows of the outraged who will accuse me of enslaving women or some such foolishness. Obviously I don't care what anyone wears, but for a woman to look her best--and believe me, I like for women to look their best--she should consider something other than a traditional kilt.

[Jock Scot]

And therein lies the big difference. Women in kilts tend to look like women in men's trousers or men's overalls. They just don't fit. Men don't have hips compared to the women, who waist-to-hip differential is much great on average than men's.

For a kilt to fit a girl, the fell must be tapered to the point where the sett is completely unrecognizable. That's why most female band members tend to look less than their best IMO.

I like girls in girl clothes (as my daughter calls them), and a woman in a kilted skirt always looks smashing.

I will now retire to my room and await the inevitable slings and arrows of the outraged who will accuse me of enslaving women or some such foolishness. Obviously I don't care what anyone wears, but for a woman to look her best--and believe me, I like for women to look their best--she should consider something other than a traditional kilt.

Well said sir! You and I are fellow travellers on this one.

[ali8780]

And therein lies the big difference. Women in kilts tend to look like women in men's trousers or men's overalls. They just don't fit. Men don't have hips compared to the women, who waist-to-hip differential is much great on average than men's.

For a kilt to fit a girl, the fell must be tapered to the point where the sett is completely unrecognizable. That's why most female band members tend to look less than their best IMO.

I like girls in girl clothes (as my daughter calls them), and a woman in a kilted skirt always looks smashing.

I will now retire to my room and await the inevitable slings and arrows of the outraged who will accuse me of enslaving women or some such foolishness. Obviously I don't care what anyone wears, but for a woman to look her best--and believe me, I like for women to look their best--she should consider something other than a traditional kilt.

I totally agree. A man's garment will always look unflattering on a woman because it isn't fitted around her curves, and all of that extra fabric makes a woman's waist disappear, and I don't know any women that want a thicker waist.