It's about time, eh?

**MrLion** · 4th January 08, 10:23 PM

After months of reading this forum, researching my heritage, 4 tartan baseball caps and 7 tartan neckties I finally bought my first actual KILT.
The delay has been due to my wife's objections all along.
I received my Stillwater Thrifty Black Watch kilt on New Year's Eve day, 12/31, and was able to wear it around the house much of the day. I appreciate the advise from here to start with an inexpensive kilt to get-used-to how to move, sit, etc. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the outfit looks pretty good: kilt, belt, sporran, kilt pin, and own socks scrunched down.
Even walked out to get the newspaper in 38 degree weather.... long driveway.
The rhythm of the knotted sporran ties with a fast stride was a hoot!
Anyway, I'm looking for more opportunities to wear it around, get used to it, and hopefully, get my wife more used to the idea as well. Wish me well.

**Bugbear** · 4th January 08, 10:41 PM

Congratulations! That scrunched socks look is what I have started calling the clydesdale look (big hooved horsey) and goes well with the clip clop of your sporran tassels and hiking boots. Enjoy your new kilt.

**beloitpiper** · 4th January 08, 10:47 PM

Haha, I think you've been bit by the bug! The only cure is to order more kilts, accessories, and then tell us all about it here on X Marks!!!

**Arizona Scot** · 4th January 08, 10:52 PM

Congrats on the first of hopefully many to come, the addiction is now in full effect.

**Nighthawk** · 4th January 08, 10:52 PM

Sweet! I started off with an Amerililt. I never got the whole "wife objection" thing. What's the problem? It's not like we're cross dressing or even doing something deviant or weird. I just don't get it. I'm lucky, it seems, that my wife actually preferes me to be kilted. Kilts look awesome on us- I'm sure your wife will warm up to it.

**Bugbear** · 4th January 08, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

What's the problem? It's not like we're cross dressing or even doing something deviant or weird.

Nighthawk you know you were doing something deviant and weird because you are deviant and weird.. LOL!

Anyway, MrLion
, you said you walked outside in the cold in your kilt. I know you don't have much to compare it to, but was it cold with the achrylic, or did it do pretty good?

**TheKiltedWonder** · 4th January 08, 11:58 PM

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with a loud sporran! Welcome to kilting; I'm sure you're wife will come on board!

**David Dalglish** · 5th January 08, 01:08 AM

Happy new kilt.

**Nighthawk** · 5th January 08, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Nighthawk you know you were doing something deviant and weird because you are deviant and weird.. LOL!

Anyway, MrLion
, you said you walked outside in the cold in your kilt. I know you don't have much to compare it to, but was it cold with the achrylic, or did it do pretty good?

OK... Fine... I am. You don't really know me, so the truth is that you have no idea just how right you are. I'm an artist. I have co workers ask me almost daily what the heck is wrong with me. My office has been referred to by HR as a nightmare...

Done jackin' the thread now. I just had to reply to a well deserved compliment.