Why should I wear a kilt?

[highlander_Daz]

"with legs like mine it would be a crime not to " (jokey response)

[auld argonian]

Maybe this sentiment has been expressed before, but...

...if you have to ask why you should wear a kilt, maybe you shouldn't wear a kilt.

Guess it's just a variation on that old story about Louis Armstrong being asked, "What is Jazz?" and responding, "If you have to ask, you'll never know."

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[Bugbear]

It's a rooster thing!

Even though it's also a peacock thing...

[Raphael]

This guy joined at my invitation. He is a young computer programmer that I was talking to today and he said that not only had he never worn a kilt but had never seen anyone in his part of Orange Co. NY in a kilt.
He asked why would someone want to wear a kilt so I suggested he ask the rabble.

I don't really think this young man is a troll. Just a young person with an honest question.

Are you sure that you know what an Internet Troll is??? People do it for various reasons and mainly to stir up emotions. This young man is not looking for an answer, but looking for trouble.

Another great post.

but this leads me to my next question; say you're young, you have very judgmental friends (which, they're not true friends if they are judgmental) and they make fun of you. What if you have low self esteem and you can't handle that?


What do you say about that?

If you are looking for an answer for real, I will offer you this.

You need new friends and stop asking silly questions. Life is short to question everything. There are things that you just need to do and experience. It will help you to raise your self esteem as well. The bottom line is that you need to get out of your comfort zone and experience life.

Wearing the kilt will open more doors for you in your personal life and I am speaking from experience. The more questions you ask, the less you will do.

Just look at Utilikilts, they have costumers from all walks of life. Once you get one from them, you will know why. You cannot learn the true power of the kilt without wearing one.

[NewGuise]

...say you're young, you have very judgmental friends ... and they make fun of you. What if you have low self esteem and you can't handle that?

No one ever got over low self-esteem by giving in to it.

And yes, that's one more reason to wear a kilt.

[jkane]

Why would you want to wear lederhosen? A kilt looks much better.

[Kilt TN]

Found this years ago, I now have a copy framed and on my desk at work.

Safer in the Kilt


A new (British) safety report confirms what every real Scot knows. Donning the kilt instead of trousers is good for your health. Department of Trade and Industry determined that putting on trousers poses a serious risk of injury because people lose their balance and topple over hurting themselves. The critical and most dangerous part is pulling up the second leg when the first is still at half mast. The yearly home accident report by the DTI estimates there were 4400 trouser victims last year. Another 400 injured themselves putting on their underwear. Kiltmaker Gordon Nicholson of McCalls of Edinburgh seized on the report as evidence of what he has been preaching for years. He said: "If people would only wear traditional costume, all this pain and injury would be prevented. "I have never heard of anyone injuring themselves putting on a kilt. "I've heard of people injuring themselves once they've got it on," he added. "I would think if there were any injuries linked to kilts then they would be from dancing or drinking."

[lethearen]

I think you're really going to see too many answers from our brethren to get an "AHA!" moment. Like someone said already, it's really going to be up to you. Strap one on and see if it's for you.

I got my first kilt earlier this year. I was pretty skeptical, thinking I'd wear it only to Renaissance Festivals. That was the primary reason I bought it, to be honest. I wanted to invoke my personal heritage, as well, so I got a specific tartan, but truth be told I meant it to just be a costume piece.

After I got it and tried it on, I found I really enjoyed it. It was bespoke, so it fit perfectly, unlike any trousers I've ever owned, custom or not. It was very comfortable because it was unrestrictive, both at the waist and in the naughty bits. And I think that the kilt is just flat-out a great looking garment that accentuates a manly build. So much modern clothing tries to make men look boxy. The kilt shows off that men have a shape. Broadens the shoulds, narrows the waist, stoutens the legs. Ok, stouten isn't a word, but you get the point.

I also enjoy having traits that set me apart from other people. It's not a grab at attention, but more an affirmation that I'm not just some coppertop, no different from the guy beside me. I've incorporated it into one of the many things that build up my personal image. I choose to wear a waistcoat and tie to my otherwise "business casual" workplace. I choose to shave with a straight razor instead of the more common disposable cartridge razors. I choose to wear a kilt in my free time. These are choices I make because I want to set myself apart. Even if no one sees me in my kilt, or knows my shaving habits, or cares about my business attire, they make me feel good about who I am as an individual.

Heredity? I suppose there's some harkening there, but for me it's played more in reverse. The kilt has gotten me more interested in my Gaelic roots than my ancestors have interested me in clothing.

Asking someone why they wear a kilt and then dismissing an answer of "I just like it" as their not knowing why they do it is bogus. It'd be like asking why you like your favourite colour or your favourite flavour of ice cream or your favourite type of music. You just do. Sure, you might throw explanations out there like "blue makes me feel calm"... or "vanilla is simple and understated"...

or "the kilt is comfortable"... or "women dig it"...

Whatever the reason is, you just do. There's no quantitative explanation. Why should you wear a kilt? You shouldn't. There's no mandate here. If you don't dig the threads, don't put them on. Why would you? That's for you to decide. Every man, woman, and child on this board can only give you their personal thoughts on the subject.

If you ask a pants-wearer why they're wearing pants, you'd likely get a response of befuddlement which boils down to "do I have a choice?" (possibly something similar to the "They arrest naked people" response, only in earnest instead of jest). Some few might consciously acknowledge they have other options and may actively choose not to pursue them. And I bet even fewer of those people would have an argument better than "kilts aren't normal".

All kilt-wearers know they have a choice, and they all choose to wear what they want, rather than what someone else expects them to wear.

[lethearen]

I can honestly say that if I were not a Scot I would not wear the kilt. An academic answer I know, but honest------I think.

Hey, Jock... but if you weren't Scottish, would you still have the same predispositions towards kilt-wearing you do now?

[Jock Scot]

[QUOTE=lethearen;830298]Hey, Jock... but if you weren't Scottish, would you still have the same predispositions towards kilt-wearing you do now? [/QUO


One thing is for sure, I would not be brave enough to wear the kilt if I was not a Scot!