Right to wear a kilt

[Graham]

All good points, thanks. Blu I love the Akubra thought, although it takes more guts to wear a kilt than an Akubra (at least in this country).

WEaring a kilt requires a measure of self confidence, my son is young, I'm over 50 and don't care any more what folk think.

I guess we have to have a good reason to swim against the tide and wear a kilt.

My reasons would be the identification with celtic things.
Comfort and health, and the wonderful feeling of freedom, grace, and masculinity.
heck I took up Scottish dancing mostly because I LOVE the feeling of swirling around in a kilt.

Speaking of that,... tonight at dance practice I slipped on the smooth floor, legs went up, kilt went flying and all the lasses finally discovered the secret of the ages.
Let me just say that I was not disgraced too much


I guess the right time has to come in our lives for major change to be accepted.
My son will have his time come, I can only encourage him.
enuff rambling on, thanks for listening.

[phil h]

an English man Thomas Rawlinson invented the small kilt as worn today. and being an Englishman, tell him I said it's ok.
read this:
Part of a 1768 letter from IVAN BAILLIE of Aberiachan on Loch Ness. It isn't known who he was writing to but it was said that he was a man of good position and a reliable witness.

"In answer to your inquiry, I do report, according to the best of my knowledge and the intelligence of persons of credit, and very advanced ages, that the piece of Highland dress, termed in the Gaelic felie-beg, and in our Scots little kilt, is rather of late than ancient usage.

The upper garment of the Highlanders was the tartan or party-coloured plaid, termed in the Gaelic 'breccan,' when buckled round by a belt and the lower part plaited and the upper loose from the, shoulders.

The dress was termed in the Gaelic felie, and in the Scots kilt. It was a cumbersome unwieldy habit to men at work or travelling in a hurry, and the lower class could not afford the expense of the belted trousers or breeches. They wore short coats, waistcoats, and shirts of as great length as they could afford; and such parts as were not covered by these remained naked to the tying of garters on their hose.

About 50 years ago (1718) , one Thomas Rawlinson, an Englishman, conducted an iron work carried on in the countries of Glengarie and Lochaber; he had a throng of Highlanders employed in the service, and became very fond of the Highland dress, and wore it in the neatest form; which I can aver, as I became personally acquainted with him above 40 years ago.

He was a man of genius and quick parts, and thought it no great stretch of invention to abridge the dress, and make it handy and convenient for his workmen: and accordingly directed the using of the lower part plaited of what is called the felie or kilt as above, and the upper part was set aside; and this piece of dress, so modelled as a diminutive of the former, was in the Gaelic termed felie-beg (beg in that tongue signifies little) and in our Scots termed little kilt; and it was found so handy and convenient, that, in the shortest space, the use of it became frequent in all the Highland Countries, and in many of our northern Low Countries also.

[Graham]

Thanks Phil, that's worth framing!

[Colin]

Bear wrote

At 10:30 pm, there wasn't a Scot in a kilt at our last Kilts Night! There was, as bcmtnbka said, a Mexican, a Chinese, a Hungarian and an Englishman.
By closing time, there was only myself and Vic, a Mexican, in kilts. Okay, there was one Scottish lass, but I'm talking about men in kilts.
I will add that if Andrew and Ian weren't at sea with the Coast Guard, we would have had two Scots with us until the end.

Oh, come on! There was a Scott there with you until 10:30. I had to relieve my babysitters, or I would have stayed longer. Andrew and Ian will both be back for the March Kilts night, and will both be in prime form I'm sure.

[phil h]

Bear wrote

At 10:30 pm, there wasn't a Scot in a kilt at our last Kilts Night! There was, as bcmtnbka said, a Mexican, a Chinese, a Hungarian and an Englishman.
By closing time, there was only myself and Vic, a Mexican, in kilts. Okay, there was one Scottish lass, but I'm talking about men in kilts.
I will add that if Andrew and Ian weren't at sea with the Coast Guard, we would have had two Scots with us until the end.

Oh, come on! There was a Scott there with you until 10:30. I had to relieve my babysitters, or I would have stayed longer. Andrew and Ian will both be back for the March Kilts night, and will both be in prime form I'm sure.

come on admit it.
it was yoyr round and you scarpered

[allenlynott]

If you look back throughout history, you will notice that the Celts settled almost every continent. In my most humble opinion, everybody is a little Celt!

Cheers,
Allen

[Graham]

I want you all to know that your advice has paid off. My son read all the replies and has now decided to buy a kilt and wear it all the time at University.

So thanks all, great effort!

[elijah]

Congratulations, Graham. I think he'll find more universities pretty accepting, if they're anything like in the US. He may get some teasing, but not much. The important thing is just to do what he wants because he feels it's best and it should be okay.

[Colin]

it was yoyr round and you scarpered

Phil H,

I could never step out if it was my turn to buy a round for these guys.

Graham,
Glad to hear your son has decided on a kilt. I hope you enjoys it as much as you seem to.

[Kiltedmusiclover]

Graham,
I think he will see he made a great decision.
I wish I could have had one during college. But I
really did not see all the flexibility that a
kilt has. From formal to casual it really is quite
versatile. One bonus is that most Ladies love to see man
in a kilt. Tell your son I think he has the right
choice.

Nelson