Kilted on the dance floor

[wildrover]

The theme for the night was to get dressed to the nines...guys in suits, girls in gowns. I almost went for the Legs of Woe, and I did keep a pair in my bag just in case the kilt didn't work out...but I decided it was time to bust out the kilt for formal night, and went back to my (small) closet to see what I could sort out, because it dawned on me...

I'm going to a formal event...to dance with lots of girls...and girls like kilts...so even if I don't have a PC or a bespoke tweed jacket and vest, I should still see if I can put something together.

So!

Wool 16x8 MacLaren, heavily cabled cream hose with dark green garters (the ones from STM with the fringed ends...and the socks are the only ones I own), heavy black leather belt with one of those open-cast pewter lion buckles, ghillie brogues, simple two-tassel reddish brown sporran with brass rivets (same material as Custom Celtic's "Rustic", slightly different design...talk to Pat!), and a lightweight powder blue dress shirt.

The response was awesome. I now fully understand the statement "kilts are like catnip to women."

Highlights:

No chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Swing of the kilt takes care of that!

Kilt swings better than any dress, as admitted by several of the girls . Fear not, those of you with less hirsute legs...the swing of a kilt will never replace the effect of a girl in thigh-highs and a garter belt, twirling fast in a long evening dress .

Belt and sporran...not so great for closed position dancing. On early in the night for presentation and effect, when open position is more common, then off later once things quiet down.

Kilt does not interfere with closed position, but closed position in a kilt is...different. I can imagine that if one's kilt is sagging, it will get in the way...but at the top of the knee, no problems.

All the girls wanted to talk about the kilt vs. the skirt. The #1 thing that raised eyebrows was the sheer weight of a kilt vs the weight of a sheer skirt. If you really want to highlight the differences between the two without discussing anatomy, and assuming of course that she isn't wearing a heavy kilted skirt, simply stating that you're wearing nearly ten pounds of wool and inviting a tactile inspection of the front apron will do the trick. You may also find that turnabout is fair play .

The next night, I heard a lot of "where's your kilt?" as well as a lot of kilt-related questions...and I was wearing jeans! It was a 70s disco themed night, and people said...

"Maybe you could get a polyester kilt!"



I only have three pictures, taken with too little light on a cell phone. They didn't come out very well. I guess I can post them if proof is required .

-Sean

[davedove]

The kilt does indeed swirl better than the ladies' skirts. I wore mine to a New Year's Eve dance and one lady told me she was jealous at how well my kilt swirled.

You have to be careful if you're going regimental. I didn't so nothing private was revealed, but several people were watching as I cha cha'd to see what happened when I did a walkaround.

[Mike_Oettle]

Well, Sean, now you know why they say a kilt is like catnip to women.
Well done, and hopefully you will have another opportunity to wear it soon.
Regards,
Mike

[dutchy kilted]

"Maybe you could get a polyester kilt!"

There you go - a white polyester PC with a white polyester kilt, matched up with a black shirt ala John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever" ...

I think I'm going to be ill.

[shelia]

As one of the ladies of the forum, I admit wholeheartedly and without reservation that a kilt is indeed like catnip to a woman.

[artificer]

"Maybe you could get a polyester kilt!"

There you go - a white polyester PC with a white polyester kilt, matched up with a black shirt ala John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever" ...

Doh! Now I need to go poke out my mind's eye!

edit: wildrover, you know the old saying... "Pix, or it didn't happen"

[mrtackytn]

Like Clara Peller - "Where's the (beef) Pics ???

[wildrover]

I forgot my data cable today or I'd have posted them already . There are more floating around, probably on FB somewhere, but they weren't taken with my camera.

I realized before I even left the house that keeping a flask in the sporran kept the front down quite well . None of the turns I did brought the kilt up enough for a mass mooning...at least, I did not hear any screaming!

[Riverkilt]

Rock and Roll!!

[Kiltman]

As one of the ladies of the forum, I admit wholeheartedly and without reservation that a kilt is indeed like catnip to a woman.

Thanks for confirming what we lads know if we wear our kilts enough. lads in kilts are real men in deed as well as merely thought.