Why the kilt

[Ozman1944]

Enough with the fig leaves already..........

(Well... How about a bunch of Heather?)

Aw, See? now you've got ME doing it!

[Sir Robert]

The bottom line is all of the same reasons, I am a Scot, chicks dig it, it meets my needs to look good and most importantly it shocks the mundanes.

[Jaggy thistle]

I have been interested in Scottish history all my life and from the age of 10 I wanted a kilt but Mother said no you would never wear it so I had to wait till I was earning a wage I have now got 4 and wear a kilt daily comfort and freedom rules !
Tam

[morrison]

.....cared either way about heritage, except I secretly enjoyed being a Celt.
Then, about my 63rd birthday, a few months ago, I saw an older guy in a Utilikilt. Then & there I ........

At an age when we're seen as older. Isn't it a wonderful feeling? To have such freedom? Then, seeing someone else older, to boot! Kinda revitalizing!

[Rigged]

I was introduced to Utilikilts at Burning Man. I was already wearing sarongs and lava-lavas for the comfort in the desert heat but the UKs provided practicality along with the comfort. I was hooked. I also have some tartan kilts and will continue to purchase a mix of kilts.

For me it's about having choices, and kilts are almost always the best choice for me.

[Andrewson]

Quite frankly, I wouldn't have been seen dead in a kilt when I was younger. My wife eventually coaxed me when I was about 40 to get a kilt for Scottish Country Dancing, I discovered how comfortable they were, that nobody would laugh at me, that people would admire the kilt and make conversation. ...

This describes exactly my own experience except that it took until I was 52 before I saw the light. You would have thought that growing up in Scotland would have guaranteed that I got into kilt wearing early but this was certainly not so.

Now I have six and wear them regularly - and not just for dancing either.

[sputnik]

Rebellion. I've always had a bit of a "punk rock" streak in me, and I find men's wear is increasingly homogenous or leaning toward urban culture, neither of which, do i identify with. In the end I find the kilt to be both uniquely masculine and an in you face challenge to that which our culture defines as the norm.

[Kid Cossack]

Lots of reasons, at least two of which are diametrically opposed: heritage and rebellion. Then comfort and style and heritage and yes it's silly but having four or eight yards of cloth wrapped around you really does change how you look at the world, and how the world looks at you.

[Kiltferone]

Why not! I am not even close to Scottish, but my wife has some English in her, not that has anyting to do with it. I have never been one to follow all the rules. I saw a picture of a man on another forum wearing a kilt and thought why not. Did a little searching and now I have one and I'm having a blast wearing it.

[Alan H]

I came to it through the music. See, I went to see Riverdance...I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but it's true and I LOVED the show. So I started listening to Celtic music and going to festivals. I saw some guys in kilts, notably Mike McMullen of Tempest, who wears a black Utilikilt on stage. It was at the Sonora Celtic Faire in 2005 that I first got thet notion that I could do this....but I about croaked when I saw the price.

But the idea stuck with me, so I looked around online for information, and found XMarks. About a month later I owned a Stillwater Kilts Black Watch standard, and was hooked. Six weeks after that a USA Kilts Casual arrived and Ohhhh, yeah.

and then I said... "This is an expensive hobby, 'cause I want more of them" so I started making them.

Hmmmmmm.... it's about time I made another kilt. It's been a couple of months. I NEED my very own X-Kilt. and so does Panache, and so does Tim C and that 11 ounce Gray Stewart tartan I got off of ebay is just SITTING on my fabric pile. And I owe Tim C's lady her X-Skirt!