The kilt? How often?

[Raphael]

How often do you wear the kilt?
It depends on what I am doing or going. I will wear the kilt about once or twice a week

2) (If you wear it daily) What profession allows this sort of dress?
I am not daily guy and I had to wear business wear, which I don't mind, to work.

3) How does your significant other feel about it?
I currently don't have on but my ex didn't mind it.

4) How do you respond to people who question your motives for wearing the kilt?
Because Halloween is every day

5) Do you think kilts are becoming more popular?
yes because of Utilikilts and other causal kilt makers

6) Do you really want them to be more popluar?
Not really, because It will turn it into another fashion items

[Raphael]

6) Some how the idea of a kilt with a wife beater (with heavy gold chain of course), tube socks and sandals doesn't drum up that same mystic that makes kilts so appealing and manly. It's a unique garment and meant for a unique man.


Just my opinions

I never will wear tube socks with sandals, but I have worn a tank top with my leather kilt.

[Andrew Breecher]

you're missing the 4 pound gold chain and the white sport socks with sandals, Andrew

If only I owned them, Colin, if only I owned them. For some reason garters and flashes don't stay up as well wrapped around your lower shin with the tube socks. Ooooh! I could get some 80's tube socks with stripes!

Andrew.

[fluter]

If only I owned them, Colin, ... Ooooh! I could get some 80's tube socks with stripes!

Oh, why not go for broke?





BTW those aren't my feet...

[Big Homestead]

Oh, why not go for broke?

BTW those aren't my feet...

No,..of course not..... You just have those pictures kickin around. *


*hehehehehe, just a bit of fun wit ya.

[Graham]

1) How often do you wear the kilt?

Every day, every hour.

2) (If you wear it daily) What profession allows this sort of dress?

Signwriter, self employed

3) How does your wife feel about it?

She likes it

4) How do you respond to people who question your motives for wearing the kilt?

Cheerfully


5) Do you think kilts are becoming more popular?

Not in Australia

6) Do you really want them to be more popluar?

Yes , but I doubt it will happen Down Under

[Lee]

1) How often do you wear the kilt?
Daily.

2) (If you wear it daily) What profession allows this sort of dress?
I work in IT.

3) How does your significant other feel about it?
She's fine with it.

4) How do you respond to people who question your motives for wearing the kilt?
I guess that depends on how the question is asked.
Generally I'd just say because I enjoy the comfort of wearing the kilt.

5) Do you think kilts are becoming more popular?
Yes, I think they are, although I don't see much evidence of that locally.
The local kilt shop tells me that business is good.

6) Do you really want them to be more popluar?
Hey, why not ?

Lee

[Makeitstop]

1) How often do you wear the kilt?
Roughly 4-5 days a week.

2) (If you wear it daily) What profession allows this sort of dress?
Student. Can't wear it my martial arts classes though.

3) How does your significant other feel about it?
Don't have one, but the reaction from potential candidates has varied from "that's hot" to "you're crazy... I like that" and in one case, "I'm not comfortable around you anymore."

4) How do you respond to people who question your motives for wearing the kilt?
It depends on who they are and what they are implying. If it's a guy they are usually implying that I am cross dressing (although the only person actually make the accusation directly was a woman) and I usually explain that some guys just need more room, but apparently they wouldn't know what that's like. And this is often followed up by (tactfully) questioning their value as human beings if their manliness is dependent on their clothing rather than who they are as individuals. If however they are less hostile and more curious, I explain the comfort issue and that historically this is more common than pants. And of course, I always advise that they try it for themselves before making up their minds.

For women, I tend to be more subtle and less crude in my description of the comfort issue, but tend to instead emphasis the long history of manly men and brave warriors who wore kilts and manskirts throughout history. And since it usually comes up, I do explain and demonstrate that modesty not a problem.

I also often like to demonstrate the absolute absurdity of making sweeping value judgments based on whether a garment has one leg tube or two.

But in all cases I try to remain humorous and playful, and even cracking jokes myself like correcting people by saying "it's not a dress it's a skirt." By remaining positive, understanding and forgiving I have even manage to salvage (though not yet full repair) a friendship with someone who is so uncomfortable with the kilt that she was unwilling to spend time with me. It's easy to dismiss anti-kilties as just being jerks, but it is better to be considerate and understand that you are unintentionally challenging something that has been deeply programmed into them and that they probably don't even fully understand. Patience and sensitivity can go a long way towards opening their eyes and building acceptance.

But some people are just jerks and use the kilt as an excuse to engage in jackassery. They can kiss my easily accessible ***.

5) Do you think kilts are becoming more popular?
Well, from my limited perspective I'd say a bit. I think a large portion of the younger generation harbors positive feelings towards the kilt (thank you braveheart) but doesn't think it is possible to wear a kilt in public. I've already referred 3 people at my college to stillwater and xmarks after they said something along the lines of "I wish I could wear a kilt." I felt the same way earlier this year, and it took a major event in my life to finally make me realize that I should just be a man make the kilt socially acceptable rather than waiting for someone else to do it for me.

6) Do you really want them to be more popluar?
Yes and no. I do enjoy being the guy in the kilt, as the reaction is mostly positive, and is usually more socially beneficial than all the other ways in which I am labeled as an anomaly.

But I think in the long run, I would like to see the kilt accepted as a "normal" thing for men to wear. And it would be a dream come true to be able to walk into a wal-mart or other such store and see a a bunch of kilts hanging up next to the jeans. But I don't think we'll be seeing that any time soon.

What I don't want to see is the kilt becoming the next hot fashion trend, with a tons of new designer styles I will not own making my cool kilts become sad imitations in the eyes of fashionazis, followed by the inevitable backlash in which I am behind the times for wearing the kilts I wore before there were cool.

[Galician]

1) How often do you wear the kilt? Roughly 4-5 days a week. 2) (If you wear it daily) What profession allows this sort of dress? Student. Can't wear it my martial arts classes though. 3) How does your significant other feel about it? Don't have one, but the reaction from potential candidates has varied from "that's hot" to "you're crazy... I like that" and in one case, "I'm not comfortable around you anymore." 4) How do you respond to people who question your motives for wearing the kilt? It depends on who they are and what they are implying. If it's a guy they are usually implying that I am cross dressing (although the only person actually make the accusation directly was a woman) and I usually explain that some guys just need more room, but apparently they wouldn't know what that's like. And this is often followed up by (tactfully) questioning their value as human beings if their manliness is dependent on their clothing rather than who they are as individuals. If however they are less hostile and more curious, I explain the comfort issue and that historically this is more common than pants. And of course, I always advise that they try it for themselves before making up their minds. For women, I tend to be more subtle and less crude in my description of the comfort issue, but tend to instead emphasis the long history of manly men and brave warriors who wore kilts and manskirts throughout history. And since it usually comes up, I do explain and demonstrate that modesty not a problem. I also often like to demonstrate the absolute absurdity of making sweeping value judgments based on whether a garment has one leg tube or two. But in all cases I try to remain humorous and playful, and even cracking jokes myself like correcting people by saying "it's not a dress it's a skirt." By remaining positive, understanding and forgiving I have even manage to salvage (though not yet full repair) a friendship with someone who is so uncomfortable with the kilt that she was unwilling to spend time with me. It's easy to dismiss anti-kilties as just being jerks, but it is better to be considerate and understand that you are unintentionally challenging something that has been deeply programmed into them and that they probably don't even fully understand. Patience and sensitivity can go a long way towards opening their eyes and building acceptance. But some people are just jerks and use the kilt as an excuse to engage in jackassery. They can kiss my easily accessible ***. 5) Do you think kilts are becoming more popular? Well, from my limited perspective I'd say a bit. I think a large portion of the younger generation harbors positive feelings towards the kilt (thank you braveheart) but doesn't think it is possible to wear a kilt in public. I've already referred 3 people at my college to stillwater and xmarks after they said something along the lines of "I wish I could wear a kilt." I felt the same way earlier this year, and it took a major event in my life to finally make me realize that I should just be a man make the kilt socially acceptable rather than waiting for someone else to do it for me. 6) Do you really want them to be more popluar? Yes and no. I do enjoy being the guy in the kilt, as the reaction is mostly positive, and is usually more socially beneficial than all the other ways in which I am labeled as an anomaly. But I think in the long run, I would like to see the kilt accepted as a "normal" thing for men to wear. And it would be a dream come true to be able to walk into a wal-mart or other such store and see a a bunch of kilts hanging up next to the jeans. But I don't think we'll be seeing that any time soon. What I don't want to see is the kilt becoming the next hot fashion trend, with a tons of new designer styles I will not own making my cool kilts become sad imitations in the eyes of fashionazis, followed by the inevitable backlash in which I am behind the times for wearing the kilts I wore before there were cool.

Very well put! Just curious what part of the country you are in, that you feel the kilt is gaining acceptance. Or do you see that entirely as a gen thing?

[Makeitstop]

Very well put! Just curious what part of the country you are in, that you feel the kilt is gaining acceptance. Or do you see that entirely as a gen thing?

Well, I've not worn the kilt outside of wisconsin, and mostly in small towns. The generational thing is the main part. If I get a dirty look, it is almost always from someone who can be classified as an "old guy" (old being determined by the standard formula: my age + 20%) and particularly those guys (and occasionally women) who seem to be in their mid 40s to mid 60s. I tend to get a lot more positive reactions from the late teens to mid 20s and (to a lesser extent) the low 30s crowd. Most of them seem to think it's just damn cool.

I havent been kilted long enough to say if from my own experience that they are gaining acceptance overall, but that is the impression I get from the media. The birth of the contemporary kilt is a factor and hopefully a sign of things to come, but also I think they have been growing in coolness for years. Mel Gibson and Samuel L. Jackson have done quite a bit to help the cause, as have a whole bunch of bands I couldn't name off the top of my head.

It's still a tiny portion of the culture and population but it seems to be growing.