I just want to kilt casual

**Sammac** · 21st August 09, 07:56 AM

Go for it. Today I have on my SportKilt(Scot-green), tee shirt, Wyvern leatherworks sporran,hikers with crew socks scrunched down,crew socks are not as bulky as kilt hose when pushed down. Very comfy.

**long_hand** · 21st August 09, 08:45 AM

This is where I've been leaning as well. I love the fantastic look of semi-formal and formal attire, but I'm all about comfort. I would consider myself a rational traditionalist. As long as a tradition makes sense then it should be carried on. Kilt wearing makes sense, but all the attire is certainly not an every-day affair. Things like AK, UK, and SK are the evolution of the kilt in a modern world holding on to its roots but still looking to modernize it enough so it won't die out or just be confined to special occasions. I wore baggy shorts when baggy shorts weren't cool so the transition to a kilt was nothing.

As an aside, the "stanadard" hip measurement seems to be 5 or 6 inches larger than the waist...does anyone know the size difference on a Sport Kilt since it has the elastic and probably throws things off a bit? Also what about the material weight? I've heard it is one of the lighter ones but I was wondering how light?

**pdcorlis** · 21st August 09, 09:10 AM

Could it be the kilt is like a woman's "little black dress?" Dress it up or dress it down, its always a classy garment!

**Kilted Magyar** · 21st August 09, 10:38 AM

About 1954 Bermuda/walking shorts came to the USA. At that time knee socks were the rule. Since then bare foot, sandals, sneakers, laofers, anything goes. Comfort is the only rule. A kilt in hot weather is cool! In both meanings of the word. You don't need a belt to keep a properly fitting kilt in place but you do need some place to keep your ID and some cash. Any sort of a pouch should do. Forget the "look". Dress for your own personal comfort.

**macwilkin** · 22nd August 09, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Magyar

About 1954 Bermuda/walking shorts came to the USA. At that time knee socks were the rule. Since then bare foot, sandals, sneakers, laofers, anything goes. Comfort is the only rule. A kilt in hot weather is cool! In both meanings of the word. You don't need a belt to keep a properly fitting kilt in place but you do need some place to keep your ID and some cash. Any sort of a pouch should do. Forget the "look". Dress for your own personal comfort.

True Bermuda shorts and what are known as Bermudas in the USA are two different things:

http://www.bermuda-online.org/shorts.htm

More's the pity that true Bermuda shorts and the hose (never socks) worn with them haven't caught in here!

T.

**Cavebear58** · 23rd August 09, 02:37 AM

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**Woodsman** · 23rd August 09, 07:51 AM

Casual kilt, t-shirt, sandals -yup.
If I had to pick one outfit to wear all the time this would be it.

**Pleater** · 23rd August 09, 08:22 AM

Not being a real transvestite I don't do 'dressed up' kilts in the male style, though of late I have made some longer length ones to dress up in female fashion.

Daytime wear in high summer is tee shirt, shorter length kilt and sandals in and around the house, and light shoes and short socks plus Tilley hat, light plaid, factor 50 sunscreen and insect repellent for venturing into the heathland or forest.

As the days cool I change to proper long hose, a heavier kilt and plaid, sturdier footwear, longer sleeves, then adding a jersey or jacket - though all items sturdy enough for venturing into the great outdoors.

For me the kilt is a sturdy garment suitable for hiking or working, rather than only for special occasions, though I now find I am making more up market kilts so as to have one to wear at any time, as the last time I put on a skirt I felt both constricted and exposed with only one layer of cloth around me.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**MacKee** · 22nd August 09, 01:01 PM

Kilt on brother

**Kid Cossack** · 22nd August 09, 01:23 PM

Kilts go with: sandals, bare feet, Vibram FiveFingers, combat boots, ghillie brogues, wingtips.

Kilts go with: the topless look, tank tops, t-shirts, vests, short sleeve dress shirts, long sleeve dress shirts, ties, bow ties, kilt jackets of various and sundry flavors.

Kilts go with (or without): belts, sporrans, and underwear.

What is the right kilt look? Why, it's the look (or looks) that works for you. We've sort of got a saying here, I think, that the kilt if a garment, not a costume. The kilt only becomes a costume if you think, "It has to be worn this way."

This morning I had to make a cat food run. I could have fed the cat some tuna, but I wanted to save the tuna for a salad later on today. Here's what I wore: Vibram FiveFingers (black classics), SportKilt leatherneck (with sewn down pleats), a tie-dyed t-shirt my daughter made for my birthday, and a tweed vest to carry keys, cell phone, ID and money. A gentleman at the store asked about the tartan I was wearing, and we had a five minute conversation about kilts and the USMC. So far as I can tell, the only real rule in wearing a kilt is "don't look like a jerk" and for me, that's not a rule that's only applicable to wearing a kilt.

Be yourself, be kilted, be excellent.