Is this good or bad .. your thoughts please

[Blu (Ontario)]

.... I too have mixed feelings about this.

I don't mind steeping away from the generaly conformist masses.

At present, most people assume that there must be a specific reason for a man to wear a kilt. Its popularization may diminish that expectation.

... I also feel so sorry for all those poor unfortunates out there who are still suffering trouser tyranny....

all (or most) of which is self inflicted.

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[turpin]

It will be a good thing, but we will see a lot of cheap, low-quality knock-offs, worn badly, hit the market, with inaccurate tartan reproduction and lots of MacTablecloths. It will be incumbent on those in the know to represent the kilt well.

[starbkjrus]

It will be a good thing, but we will see a lot of cheap, low-quality knock-offs, worn badly, hit the market, with inaccurate tartan reproduction and lots of MacTablecloths. It will be incumbent on those in the know to represent the kilt well.

Yep, what he said.

[Caradoc]

I can't make my mind up if it would be for the better or worse if kilts really do start to get that popular and fashionable. Whats your thoughts.

How about "irrelevant?"

I don't see that it really matters (to me, anyway) if they become popular and/or fashionable.

[Kid Cossack]

Would that make us the "revolutionary vanguard"?

Oh dear, I'm not sure if I would wish for that!

[Freelander Sporrano]

Maybe in a few years there will be a trouser forum:eek: :eek: :eek: :ban:

[Kid Cossack]

Would that be for the masochists, Freelander?

[wsk]

Personally, I like to be different (it's my hippy heritage - I still wear what's left of my hair long). So, for me, the longer and slower the popularity rise of kilts the better.

Pragmatically, if kilts become trendy, there will be a brief burst of people wearing crap cilts (made from the crap cilt clan tartan - from the Table Isles). And then those oh, so trendy fluffy heads, will abandon the cilts as suits their traditions.

Some of the fluffy heads will see the light and join us, "we few, we happy few, we band of brothers*".

*Shakespeare King Henry V, Act IV, Scene 3.

[Big Dave]

Bad if it became the "IN" thing to wear...

[GMan]

It is a chance to have more options in garments for the male.