Men's Kilts and Women's Kilts

[wildrover]

Semantics aside, what is the difference then between a kilted skirt that's fringed on the right and a kilt (regardless of whether it's for a man or woman) that's fringed on the right side?

I.e. what physical characteristics distinguish the two garments other than the fact that a kilted skirt MAY be fringed to the opposite side?

(puzzled)....

Hey, careful, you're awful close to treading on my masculinity here!

(And that, honestly, is probably the only reason anyone seeks to make a distinction where none exists...)

[Pleater]

The kilts I wore in junior school were fastened on the right, the long wrap around skirt I made as a teenager fastened on the right too - it was made from a bought pattern.

The 'rule' that women's clothes should fasten right over left is not found everywhere in the world - kimonos are always wrapped left over right except when being worn by a corpse.

Martial arts jackets, although most can be fastened either way, are fastened left over right.

All the commercially made skirts I have seen which are pleated with a wrap over front - even ones I bought which were described in glowing terms of the amount and quality of the fabric, have been skimpy, flimsy, loosely woven, and where the straps were real leather and not cloth or plastic they have been of low quality, thin, and easily frayed or split. The pleats are tiny kinks in the fabric, and they fall with no regard to the pattern.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Kiltman]

I can't figure out why it makes a difference. Belts are also worn in opposite directions. Yet I've seen military officers (female) standing next to each other wearing their belts in opposite directions one from the other. If that's acceptable in the military why not else where?

[Bugbear]

I can't figure out why it makes a difference. Belts are also worn in opposite directions. Yet I've seen military officers (female) standing next to each other wearing their belts in opposite directions one from the other. If that's acceptable in the military why not else where?

I've decided it isn't really any of my business which way a lady's apron closes. They can figure that out on their own.

[freddie]

I've read about kilts (worn by men) where the aprons alternate, ie: if one apron is soiled the wearer can bring the under apron to the top to show a nice clean one if desired. So maybe there is no hard and fast rule to this.

[Pleater]

I believe that chefs' jackets can be fastened either side on top so if called into the dinning room the kitchen stains can be hidden.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: