Does your demeanor change when kilted?

[Snowbear]

I tend to walk prouder. The feeling that I actually wears something that means something to me and has a historical aspect is great. I think of it like when I put my Obi on my Gi for karate class. You tie the belt propperly and wear it with pride. That is for honoring the others and yourself. You actually honor your ancestors when wearing your kilt with pride.

Except for the feeling I do feel that the kilt is a bit higher up than normal jeans. That gives me a buch better support in my back, and makes it more natural to stand up straight.

[Jack Daw]

I'll add that I've never been in a bad mood wearing the kilt. Or, if I started out that way, the kilt cheered me up.

[pastorsteve]

Sorry Pastorsteve, BUT a kilt is NOT just another piece of wardrobe, if it was, why bother ??? You choose to wear yer kilt rather than the same old breeks.

Everything in the closet is just another outfit. Some days it's jeans. Some days it's cargo pants. Some days it's a kilt. Some days it's a suit. Each has its place and each is required/wanted for different situations. I don't wear jeans to a hospital visit, church meeting or to do weddings or services. Likewise I wear a suit when it's appropriate and necessary. I kilt up when I feel like it - and I don't need something specific for a meeting or event.

So, just like the suits, jeans, cargos........the kilts are simply another tool in the box. I don't wear a kilt to make a point or stand out or get me noticed. It doesn't make me feel different or special - simply entitled as my family is Scottish. If I wasn't, I wouldn't. Everyone has their reason and purpose for the kilt, mine is family heritage/pride. So I walk exactly the same through the city or wherever I am kilted or not. ith:

[Kilted.Genarian]

I've noticed the difference, but I've always attributed it to being unbifucated. Being of the portly-sort, every pair of trousers that I own pull or grab at me in one position/movement or another. Dress slacks tend to pull across the front of my legs which tends to restrict my stride. Kneeling or squatting in pants tends to pull and/or grab all parts of me. The freedom of movement I enjoy in the Kilt allows me to stand straighter and stride longer, which may actually translate into a more confident appearance. Wearing it high on the waist helps support my gut and I find that as a result my posture improves. ..Can't think of any advantages for pants..

[NancyMan]

I stand proudly amongst those gentlemen who've attested to the power of the kilt to impart a regal note to one's bearing. The fact is that I used to have lousy posture. Four years of kilt wearing have changed that. I recently transferred my place of employment. I now work in an unheated basement and so have taken to wearing pants (ick) with heavy wool cycling tights underneath. (Just till it heats up when my UK Workman's will be worn again, you understand.) One of my new coworkers asked if I'd had any formal dance training as my posture was so good!

[acstoon]

I feel a draft...