The Road to Kiltdom...

[Panache]

There are many paths that lead to the comfortable and stylish land of Kilts.

There are those that start out on the trail with the fabled 8 yard heavyweight wool handsewn "tank". Other's start on their way with mass produced less expensive traditional styled kilts. Still another group takes the trail of the modern kilt variants.

So the question is, what was that first kilt that got you here?

Cheers

Jamie

[Panache]

By the by, my first Kilt was a Utilikilt Mocker and I received within about an hour after joining X Marks the Scot!

Cheers

Jamie

[Kid Cossack]

My first was an olive drab Utilikilt Original.

[Perldog007]

My first was an olive drab Utilikilt Original.

great minds think alike - me too

[pdcorlis]

My first was a SWK Acrylic Standard Kilt - the rest is, as they say, history...

[Alan H]

First one was Stillwater Standard Black Watch.
Second one was a USA Kilts Casual

Nothing like supporting the locals!

[cloves]

a brown utilikilt workman's......still my most worn kilt, and still gets positive comments every time I wear it.

[Kiltedmusiclover]

My first kilt was an 8yrd 16oz Wallace modern handsewn "tank".
That was 11 years ago and I still love wearing it.

[McMurdo]

Well you had to ask, I am sure that some people are getting sick of my story as I have posted parts of it before well if you are sick of it just go to the next post.

My first kilt was a gift from my Father, it was his old boy scout kilt from Scotland, it was made in about 1950 by Alex Scott and co. Aberdeen, my dad gave it to me with his sporran as I was looking for a kilt to wear for a function at work.

Here is my dad in the kilt in or around 1950 in Scotland:


Here am I last Christmas, same kilt and sporran


Since then, largely due to this forum, I have gained more confidence and a better understanding of what makes a successful kilt outfit. It has got to the point that now I wear a kilt every day. My journey to Kiltdom really started when I was asked to be best man at my brothers wedding 6yrs ago.

A few years ago at work we had a Heritage night where people were encouraged to wear the costume of your country, bring in some traditional food for everyone to try and music. I wore the kilt my dad gave me and brought Haggis, Steak pie and Homemade Shortbread. Everyone liked the steak pie, and the shortbread, so I ended up eating the entire haggis myself over the next few days.

From then on I would wear the kilt to work every once in a while, and now if didn't wear a kilt to work I am sure everyone would ask me where it was. On my days of I like to be comfortable so I wear a kilt. As far as my family goes most of them have just accepted my kilt wearing the exception has been my younger brother, I went out to dinner with him yesterday and he did not have a bad word to say so I guess even he has excepted it.

Now I have 5 kilts ranging from 3 hand sewn kilts to a USAK Semi-Traditional, and one from Canadian Casual Kilts. I have ordered a new kilt that should be ready in 3 weeks or so and I am talks about the one after that.

So that is how I got here I have not regretted it one bit, and I started wearing a kilt everyday in March in Canada. It has been a very fun and rewarding experience thus far. I would not go back to pants now for anyone as I have found that the kilt is truly the perfect male garment for all outings no matter if it is black tie or working in the yard.

[MacWage]

Well, my FIRST kilt-ish garment was a belted plaid, as were the next few.

My first "real" kilt was a CHEAP, CHEAP one.
I didn't like it much, so I didn't WEAR it much.

The FIRST kilt I ACTUALLY WORE in public with ANY REGULARITY was a 5 yard saxony wool knife pleat I made myself using internet directions.

The REST have been MUCH better made wool box-pleats, made by me.

Now, the ONLY ones I EVER wear are the box-pleats.