Sporrans for lassies

[bubba]

This gives me an idea. I think I'll design a hip bag for my wife. I'm certain she'd like that better than carrying her purse around.

[Plastic Paddy]

It may seem funny but I never thought of a woman in a kilt as cross dressing... it completely slipped by me....

Slainte,

Tobie

[bubba]

There are kilted skirts for the ladies. They're longer than a mans kilt, about mid calf length or even the hostess type which is akle length. The less said about the minikilts the better.

[Robbie]

The only times I have seen females wearing sporrans are as part of a pipe band, where the outfit is supplied as part of the band costume and is the same for males and females in the interests of uniformity - I think that to see a pipe band marching up and down where the males are in kilts and the females are in maybe mid-shin length pleated skirts would look pretty daft. As for highland dancers, the clothing regulations for males and females are different as to what must/must not be worn (apart, strangely enough, for the colour/style of underwear when wearing kilts!).

I rather suspect the couple in the photo belong to the "Well, I like it, I'm comfortable with it and it looks ok to me" brigade.

[kiltedscot]

For what my opinion is worth (very little!), I am in total agreement with Hamish and Robbie on this matter.
David

[bubba]

For what my opinion is worth (very little!), I am in total agreement with Hamish and Robbie on this matter.
David

My, you certainly are agreeable today.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Well, here's finally a differing opinion on the subject:

FIRST of all... those two in the picture were wearing SportKilts and their sporrans. Not exactly the "high-end" of Scottish garb! And it was in the "St.Paddy's Day Special" pattern. Nuff said on that!

When I was at USAKilts, I made the full-length "Skilts" for women, and offered a hand purse in matching tartan. Easy to make, and was nice for carrying the bare essentials. That's appropriate.

NOW... women in kilts with sporrans:

At any formal or Scottish event... NO.
At any traditional dinner... NO.
At any sanctioned Celtic event... NO.
At a local pub or casual festival... VERY HOT!

It's a matter of place and respect. I suppose if some Frenchman attended a 4th of July extravaganza in a Cowboy hat and chaps, the United Statesmen would know the feeling.

[Rufus]

NOW... women in kilts with sporrans:

At any formal or Scottish event... NO.
At any traditional dinner... NO.
At any sanctioned Celtic event... NO.
At a local pub or casual festival... VERY HOT!

The defense would like to submit the following evidence: the picture of Stacey at the bottom of Jimmy's album. Yow, that is hot!

Jimmy, you're one lucky man!

[Rhino]

I disagree with the majority too, women can wear kilts just like they wear trousers. Are we so insecure in our own masculinity we need to make the kilt exclusively male.
I've said this before but, the humble unisex jean is cut in totally different ways for men and women, making them a garment designed for one sex or the other, despite it being essentially the same garment. The same can be said of blouses and shirts, or even shoes.
I was talking to a female firefighter the other day and she had the same uniform as the men. Although she said she had to have a different BA to the men as her face was small and the bigger version didn't seal to her face.
The reactions I've read are why I found the replies to the pic of Sarahs kilt so interesting.
Sorry I've gone on as long as Hamish but it's fascinating how we all have our 'lines' we don't want to cross.
Cheers Rhino

[macwilkin]

women can wear kilts just like they wear trousers.

Well, no they can't. Thompson discusses this in "So you're going to wear the kilt", I believe. A man's kilt is cut differently than a ladies skirt, so when a woman wears a man's kilt, it tends to over-emphasize their hips!! They may be able to "wear" the kilt, but a kilt is a man's garment. A kilted skirt in tartan: yes, that's fine, but technically, the kilt is a man's garment.

T.