As a follow on ...

**Derek** · 22nd March 06, 03:00 AM

As a follow on to my last thread, how did the initial thought come to you in the first place to wear a Cilt/Kilt. Did you suddenly wake up one morning and it was 'planted' in your mind so to speak, or could it have been something that subconciously happened over a period of time. For me, I think it must have been the latter. When I was young, a weekly magazine came out called 'Look and Learn'. On the front cover of the first issue was a photograph of Prince Charles in his Kilt/Jacket etc. He would have only been I guess 13/14 yrs old, if that. I always remember being fasinated by that photo and I can still picture it clearly today. Without checking the date of when that magazine came out, I guess I could have only been 7/8/9 yr old, something like that. I guess it must have all started from there. What about the rest of you .. are you aware of that 'moment' that shouted 'Cilt/Kilt' to you.
Iechyd Da
Derek

**Jerry** · 22nd March 06, 05:43 AM

My wife and I attended our first Celtic and highland games festival several years ago. Of course I was wearing my usual jeans and tee shirt. There were all of these guys walking around in kilts, so many that I was pretty sure they weren't all competotors or vendors. I was starting to feel jealous of how comfortable they looked and how I noticed the women (my wife included) staring at them. Then in the UK booth, she suggested I try on a UK. I did and although I loved how it felt, I just didn't think it looked like a kilt. I told her I liked the tartan kilts better so she said, "so, buy one", and the rest, as they say is history.

**Cawdorian** · 22nd March 06, 06:15 AM

A fascination with bagpipes, scottish music and kilts has been a part of my life for years. A few years ago my wife and I attended our first Kirkin' service at our church. I felt, given my Scottish ancestry, that I belonged in a kilt and should be participating in the Parade of Tartans. My wife encouraged me to buy the first kilt and as they say the rest is history.

The time has now arrived to purchase the second kilt, I am in the process of deciding which one to buy. It's not going to take me very long to make up my mind, I just need to make a decision on the style and tartan.

**Richland** · 22nd March 06, 06:15 AM

A few friends were buying Sport kilts just for fun to wear to a golf outing and company picnic. Since I dont play golf, I was meeting them later at the picnic. I figured what the heck, I bought the kilt a few weeks ahead of time When it came in the mail, I decided if i was going to do this I would try to do it as right as possible. So I built a nice wide kilt belt, and a Sporran out of some leather i had lying aroung the lab. Then i accessorised as best i could, right looking footwear, etc. Long story longer,,,One of the prettyest girls in our organization commented out of ear shot that the other fellows looked Ok but Rich looks like he wears a kilt every day. She didn't know that I was nervous as heck having never worn a kilt before in my life. This sealed the deal. I should thank her....

**mddock58** · 22nd March 06, 06:15 AM

I have a friend that wears a kilt for the local Celtic Classic, and I have gone a few times over the last 5 years, and my wife offered to buy me an Amerikilt. First intended just to have for Celtic events, Ren Fairs etc.,but of course I fell in love with the comfort!

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 22nd March 06, 06:16 AM

Got interested in my own heritage and started doing some research last year, then found out about the Chicago Celtic festival that was happening last September, and decided I wanted to go in a kilt, so got a SWK. That got me into a kilt, then the sheer comfort kept me in one!

**auld argonian** · 22nd March 06, 07:55 AM

I'm blaming it all on Duncan.

I'd seen kilts, knew about kilts, knew that my mom's family was descended from Scottish immigrants to the US and that they were, by far the most colorful, talented and interesting ancestors that I had...I even have the facial features that come from that side of the family...no idea if the family ever had any tartan assigned to them (thanks to xmarks for the subsequent education on that topic!).

And I was in a total blue funk one night and was flipping around and got hooked on Monarch of the Glen. And somehow the seed got planted in my mind...mostly because of Hamish Clarke's character and the way that the kilt was just his everyday outfit and he wore it like it was nothing out of the ordinary. And that got me thinking that it was another clothing option and it obviously could be worn casually without the Prince Charlie jacket and all the trimmings...so why not? Mind you, I am surrounded by family and friends who think that this is a dubious endeavour..."Oh, you're wearing your kilt again....how nice...just what, exactly, is your problem?" But, as we say in Chicago, "screw 'em". I'm finding that just carrying on as normal lets people know that it IS just normal and the "disruption" dies down pretty quickly. As many of you have found, a lot of guys do ask serious questions about the kilt and want to know where to get one...that's gratifying. I expect that there are a lot of potential kilt wearers out there who would jump on the bandwagon if they had the chance. One of my stock lines has become: "...hey...it's the latest thing...by summer you'll ALL be wearing them, so get your orders in early to avoid the rush!"

So MOTG sort of tipped the balance for me...it made the kilt just look cool and presented it as another clothing option...hey, why not?

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**Southern Breeze** · 22nd March 06, 08:06 AM

I've been to a few highland games and renn fairs. I saw a Utilikilt at a renn fair and checked them out online. Then I found X-Marks and found out there were alternetives to the traditional kilt.It was downhill from there.

**davedove** · 22nd March 06, 08:28 AM

I had thought about getting a kilt for many years. My grandmother was a McKean and I always wanted to explore that link. However, the prices of the traditional kilt always made me stop.

Then last year I finally found an inexpensive kilt to wear for National Tartan Day. Shortly after that, I found this board and fell victim to the addiction.

**flyv65** · 22nd March 06, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by JerMc

My wife and I attended our first Celtic and highland games festival several years ago. Of course I was wearing my usual jeans and tee shirt. There were all of these guys walking around in kilts, so many that I was pretty sure they weren't all competotors or vendors. I was starting to feel jealous of how comfortable they looked and how I noticed the women (my wife included) staring at them.

Pretty similar to my own story.

Bryan...unbifurcated whenever possible...