Wearing a kilt out and about

**Kalok Sundancer** · 12th December 13, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Andrews Son

I guess the way some people wear it can make it look like a costume.

Great bit of feedback for you, its a mentality as well. When i wear a kilt outfit secretly in my head in thinking "i'm sir sean connery" LOL

Being a "biker", I wore my kilt to a biker event this last Saturday and I actually had several bikers come up to me and say that they had kilts but didn't wear them for one reason or another. A couple of women came up and asked to take pics of me in my kilt. Nobody even batted an eye. Of course, it didn't hurt that I was wearing a black (with grey pinstripes) Utilikilt, as opposed to a traditional Tartan kilt.

**Andrews Son** · 13th December 13, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by Kalok Sundancer

Being a "biker", I wore my kilt to a biker event this last Saturday and I actually had several bikers come up to me and say that they had kilts but didn't wear them for one reason or another. A couple of women came up and asked to take pics of me in my kilt. Nobody even batted an eye. Of course, it didn't hurt that I was wearing a black (with grey pinstripes) Utilikilt, as opposed to a traditional Tartan kilt.

No doubt the other bikers will start wearing theres now, i just seen it on there website its a smart looking kilt, can you get a waistcoat with it?

**sorcererdale** · 30th December 13, 12:22 PM

For some reason, when ever I wear a kilt, I stand taller and prouder, which is goof for posture and my lower back pain.

**Stan** · 30th December 13, 12:26 PM

LOL...LOL... Me too. Taller, prouder, and much better looking...LOL... I'm going to be "rock-n" my gray highlander "tank" at New Years Day Brunch on Wednesday morning.

**DyerStraits** · 30th December 13, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by sorcererdale

For some reason, when ever I wear a kilt, I stand taller and prouder, which is goof for posture and my lower back pain.

Absolutely, I'm sure we could all not agree more--it has much the same effect as a military uniform. As I've said before, wear it properly, wear it proudly, wear it like you mean it. Stan, your comments are dead on--aside from the comfort, distinction and compliments, I also wear my kilt for virtually any and all occasions specifically to make the point (non-verbally and/or verbally) that it not--nor has it ever been--exclusively a "special occasions" garment. Questions like "Why are you wearing a kilt?", "What's the occasion?", "Where are your bag pipes", etc., are about as
thoughtlessly ignorant as asking someone in Western attire "Why are you wearing a cowboy hat?" "Where's your horse?" "Are you from Texas?" Wearing a kilt allows me to politely remind others to "put the brain in gear before putting the mouth in motion", and avoid the sort of provincially small-minded, ethnocentric, appearance-based assumptions we can all do without.

Happy New Year To All My Kilted Brethren. Slàinte!

**Stan** · 30th December 13, 01:04 PM

So far, I've never been offended by any remarks (all positive) or by being asked if I play the bag pipes. For me, wearing the kilt in non-Scottish venues (which I do about 2-4 times a month) has more often than not, been a great ice breaker, a good chance to laugh a bit, and almost always a opportunity to "educate".

More often than not my answers to "the questions" end up with HER saying, to him...."Humm.....maybe YOU should have a kilt too"....LOL..

**Stan** · 20th December 13, 05:10 PM

I wore my (at that time) only kilt for the first on Thanksgiving day 2012 to dinner with friends. They thought it was great, and all I got were in the way of comments were complements. That was a year and change ago. Since than I've been wearing one of my (now 9) kilts when ever, and where ever it would be appropriate to wear slacks. Out to dinner, to the performing arts center for performances, out to brunch with friends, and (so far) two Christmas parties.

In that first year, I've joined the local Scottish club, and also become a member of Clan Gregor. All great, and really nice things for me.

So,...... to date in those first 365 days I went out "kilted" to events about 11 times.

Stan L.
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**Andrews Son** · 21st December 13, 06:38 AM

Thank you for sharing Stan.
Within 12 months and you brought 9 kilts, well done.

**Stan** · 21st December 13, 08:24 AM

Ya, 9 in a year....LOL...LOL...

And here's how that works. After I received my first new wool kilt ( from Scotsweb) and loved it, I figured when I took the price of a new (Scottish made) kilt and divided it by the number of weeks I had to wait to get one that it turned out to be about 45.00-50.00 a week for the pleasure of the anticipation, with a great payoff in the end...LOL....

OK, so that 50.00 a week was only about 7.00 a day, and all I did was (for several months) make lunch at home (I'm self employed and work from my house/ranch) instead of going to town for lunch.

It was a great trade, and I now have about every tartan that I'd like to have. In those 9 new wool kilts there's some replication. Replication in that I have a MacGregor modern, MacGregor modern Hunting, and MacGregor red and black (Rob Roy) all in both casual 5 yard kilts and 8 yard tanks. I also have a Cameron 8 yard 10 oz. as well as a Granite highlander in a tank, a dark island, and a pride of Scotland tank.

For me the pleasure that I get from them (and the whole order, wait, and anticipate deal) was well worth the $45-$50 a week, which was just my making lunch instead of having a lunch out. Now that same 'lunch money" is going towards the cost of season tickets to events (with friends) so I'll have even more places to wear them...LOL...

When I was ordering, I always had one, or two "in the pipe". This made it so that it was always great to look at the calender every week, and know that something "non mundane" was going to show up in the mail a few days, or in a week or two.

It's been great fun, and I look forward to more of the same.

BTW, when I quite smoking (about 10 + years ago) the money that I saved not buying tobacco was sufficient enough that my "no longer spent" tobacco money made 4 of the 12 monthly payments on my ranch..LOL....

While not some "huge revelation", it WAS interesting to see how by simply making lunch at home (or maybe for others "brown bagging" it to work) for a few months I swapped something so easily replaced (a $7.00 lunch) for something so tangible and long lasting as these 9 beautiful new wool kilts.....
With all but one of the tartans that I've wanted now hanging in the closet (and it's a special order tartan from D.C. that cost 1K and takes 14-18 weeks ) , I'm now putting most of my "lunch money" to work buying season tickets to events for my self, and friends where I'll be in attendance......(you guessed it) "kilted"...LOL...

And that's the "rest of the story"....LOL....

Stan L.

**GrainReaper** · 23rd December 13, 07:01 PM

I wear a kilt out and about often, though not today, it was -1F outside (-18c) and with the windchill it's -17F (-27c) so I opted for warmer garb.

When I get negative comments it's most always from punk kids who are being ignorant, I mostly get positive comments from the ladies who seem to gravitate to the kilt.

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