Kilts for chicks, I'm confused...

**artificer** · 14th June 11, 07:49 AM

I heartily endorse all of this.

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**Zardoz** · 14th June 11, 08:59 AM

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**Spartan Tartan** · 14th June 11, 09:56 AM

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**YoungMan** · 14th June 11, 10:22 AM

I normally refer to it as a kilted skirt. What seperates the two in my mind, which some have already mentioned, are the length, apron, and rise. Kilt: to the knee, to the right, above the waist. Kilted Skirt: past the knee, to the left, at the waist/hip.

**Nick the DSM** · 14th June 11, 11:50 AM

Thirded!!!

Ummmm...yeah...

There are kilts for chicks, depends on the "type" of kilt/skirt/kilted skirt/mini kilt/etc..

**Calico** · 14th June 11, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by GoodGirlGonePlaid

Plaid skirt (yup, our lazy incorrect American term for tartan, I know)

A minor correction if you don't mind. The word plaid in the U.S. refers to any cross striped pattern fabric. This includes tartans and other patterns. It is, when used properly, not a synonym but rather a more generic classification.

Lazy, perhaps. Incorrect, not really.

**kc8ufv** · 14th June 11, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Calico

A minor correction if you don't mind. The word plaid in the U.S. refers to any cross striped pattern fabric. This includes tartans and other patterns. It is, when used properly, not a synonym but rather a more generic classification.

Lazy, perhaps. Incorrect, not really.

Can even remove fabric. It's a reference to the pattern, regardless what the pattern is on.

**Calico** · 14th June 11, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by kc8ufv

Can even remove fabric. It's a reference to the pattern, regardless what the pattern is on.

Good point, hadn't thought of that!

**GoodGirlGonePlaid** · 14th June 11, 02:26 PM

Alrighty then, clearer and more confusing all at the same time. I see that it really depends on the style.
@M.A.C. Newsome. That Billie Kilt is adorable! #iWant

Thank you, gentleman.

What in the world, I swear, I've posted 2 clothing threads and I think I get the galleries consisting of the most amount of leg surface area on here.
*note to self* DO NOT post a question about blouses.

**Pleater** · 14th June 11, 02:47 PM

My experience as a girl in the North of England, Yorkshire to be more exact, was that girls wore kilts which were exactly like a man's in the fastening, the pleats, and after I had worn them for a while, the length.

Being about 22 to 24 inch waist they were not made from a great length of material, and it was not very heavy - at a guess 10 or 12 oz.

In the 50's there were no minis unless the family was so poor they couldn't afford to dress the children properly.

There was a tradition of Scottish dancing - we all learnt the steps and forms at school.

Traditional kilt makers in Scotland were recruited to make mini kilts in the 70's but it was hard to persuade them to make them to the length they wanted - they were sure that no one would wear them so short.

I suspect there is a big difference beween what was worn and what has been created to extend the range of garments made from tartan.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: