Wearing a kilt to Work

[GMan]

At first wearing a Kilt could be a distraction. Yet people do get used to it and it becomes an everyday thing. Since I work for myself it really isn't a big deal.

[Shanntarra]

My rogue's co workers raised an eye brow at first then shrugged. Since the knew him it didn't surprise them in the least to see him come in kilted.

To paraphrase I guy I ran into this past weekend, "Any man who has the kahone's to wear a kilt has the kahone's to back it up. This may also translate to a love of sharp pointy things. Don't mess with them."

[Jack Daw]

It's been a chore, but I've gotten most of those that matter in the upper echelons where I work to okay me wearing a kilt all week at our next Blue Jeans Week for the United Way. Offering to pay more than those wearing blue jeans helped and it will serve as a good publicity stunt for our bank. But, I still have not told my immediate boss; however, HIS boss, who offices in another building, cringed when I told him about it. I may have to reconsider.

[Dan R Porter]

Me being in management, I fear my emolyees would look upon it as ammunition. Plus my day job is too dangerous to wear a kilt anyways. Oh well. In another life maybe.

[KFCarter]

My town and my business are quite kilt-friendly. Savannah has a big affinity for things Celtic and historic and I run a theatre. My staff doesn't give the kilt a second glance now and the public are very accepting of it during events. The only time I give it a second thought is for certain Board meetings or Council meetings where the political jockeying and posturing is the order of the day.
The only limit at the moment has to do with our heat and humidity and it's not the kilt that's the problem for me, but the kilt jackets. I'm working with a designer/seamstress at a local men's clothier to develop a tropical weight kilt jacket that would follow traditional lines, but be made in linen or tropical weight cotton poplin and be constructed to not be quite so tightly fitting as traditional kilt jackets. We're also working on light weight silk blend kilt hose designs. With those in hand, I'd be kilted more often than not for work year round
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[sathor]

One member of the forum (cessnapilot) is a lawyer there and normally wears a kilt even before the bar, I believe. So I would hope that an office environment could handle it!

I dare say he is full of surprises. He is on the list of people I would love to meet, trains, planes, kilts, a lawyer, that is an interesting list so far...

[Roderick]

You'd think if anyone would be distracted by a kilt it would be highschool kids. But after the first two or three times I wore mine to teach in, it's become as ordinary to the kids as my wearing a blazer or Levi's.

Chances are if you started going kilted to work it would be distracting only for the first little bit, then folks would get used to it. It seems to only be an issue when you do something to draw attention to it.

[Andy]

I'm a supervisor at 4 nightclubs so basically, I AM the boss. My actual boss is the VP, Pres and Owner. The owner's last name is Graham so I highly doubt he'd have a problem. The president loves anything I do out-of-the-ordinary, especially when it comes to dressing and fashion. More times than not I've heard "Only you could pull that style off Andy". The VP, who terms himself as a "redneck camel jockey" (Iranian born-Texas bred and one helluva a funny man), would most likely shake his head and then admit later that it was "cool".

Then again, working in a nightclub on a daily basis, you see all sorts of different fashion trends - some good/some very bad (like the pantyhose on the head with a hat over it). I'm not saying that wearing a kilt is some sort of "trend" by any means. But I think alot of people in my neck of the woods would think that because it's not a form of dress they see day in and day out. But, I'm working to change that and have all intentions of going in to work today kilted to the max!

[SteveB]

NorCalPiper,
You can add Boston to that list. Even when riding the T (public transit) through the roughest parts of the city, I too get the "Cool kilt, where d'ja get it?" from the gangbangers in their colors and trousers belted below the buttocks. I have been complimented many times for having the b@lls to wear the kilt on the T.
Slainte
Steve Brown (We are everywhere)

[1malt]

I'm also self employed (self imposed servitude to "she who must be odeyed") I'm a boatbuilder and pattern maker and I'm kilted as I write, I don't wear or even own a pair of shorts, can't stand them. When it's too hot for long pants in the shop I wear a work kilt (never mind what maker), I do all my yard work kilted and walk my dog on the bush trails kilted. I 'spose there could be a place they don't work as well.............
Cheers,
Ken