Not exactly a poll, but a question-How often are you the only one kilted?

[MacLowlife]

Do you go to gatherings in your kilt where you are the only one? How do you decide when to wear your kilt?
In more or less ascending order, do you
wear the kilt for daily casual wear
wear the kilt for work
wear the kilt for "social occasions" (i.e, out drinking, to parties, etc)
wear the kilt to events- weddings, balls, the opera, the ballet, shows
wear the kilt to funerals

Would you wear the kilt to a meeting at your bank, where you wanted to borrow money, or to a first weekend away to your significant other's parents'?

I referred on another thread to "wearing your hunting clothes to play golf". Please note, I didn't say wearing your golf clothes to go hunting. As nearly as I can tell, there is no practical reason NOT to wear hunting clothes to play golf. However, I almost never wear my kilt to church and I would only wear my kilt to a wedding if I knew of some connection between the wedding party and kilts. The same goes for funerals.

Thanks for your replies.

[Father Bill]

Events, sometimes to lodge, and the occasional wedding or funeral where the principals involved are Scots and only if it has been requested, thoroughly discussed in advanced and well received.

[OC Richard]

Wearing to work is flat out, because I have a prescribed uniform which includes slacks.

I ordinarily only wear Highland Dress when called to do so in conjunction with playing the pipes, though since I haven't owned a suit in decades, on those rare occasions which call for more formal dress my Highland Dress is pressed into service. (Got married in the kilt!)

With either scenario I might well find myself the only one kilted.

But I'm not interested in casual kiltwearing, never have been, not sure why, the exceptions being Scottish-themed events, say, a whisky tasting or Highland Games.

With those scenarios I expect many kilted men to be present.

[sailortats]

Except when attending a Scottish themed event or the games I am almost always the only one kilted. This would include going to the pub, out for a casual dinner or small informal gatherings of one sort or another. Anytime I want to look a little better than jeans and a tee I am usually in the kilt.

[Jack Daw]

Outside of specifically Scottish, Irish, and other generically Celtic-culture events, I have worn my kilt to scotch-tastings, afternoon teas, and certain holiday celebrations/parties. At most scotch-tastings, I have been made to feel quite comfortable; but at just one, I was clearly the odd-duck, fostering stares from the bar patrons. I was okay with it, just the same, because my girlfriend at the time (now the wife) was alright with it.

[ctbuchanan]

As I recall I wore my kilt to 6 events in December. Slightly more than normal for an average month. One was a kilt night at a pub with several friends all kilted. A Christmas concert for the local orchestra where I was the only one kilted. Two family events; one on my wife's side I was the only one kilted, one on my family's side my brother and I were both kilted. A premier for the latest Downton Abbey at a nearby theater, met two other gentlemen there kilted. Our church Christmas dinner, where I was the only one kilted. Pretty typical outside of the five or six Scottish events I attend each year.

[mookien]

Except when attending a Scottish themed event or the games I am almost always the only one kilted. This would include going to the pub, out for a casual dinner or small informal gatherings of one sort or another. ...

That pretty much describes my experience as well. My church is very supportive of kilt wearing, though I am almost the only person who dons a kilt, though not very often. We do support a mission in Scotland (Buckie) though. Our pastor's son and daughter are seriously into Irish dancing, but they seem to wear their kilts (Hannay tartan) on special occasions only.

I sometimes wear a kilt when I go downtown to conduct business. Comments range from "nice skirt" (to which I reply "thank you") to "Do you play the bagpipes?" or "Love the kilt. What clan is that?" I know some of the history of every clan I "represent", though I state clearly that I am not a member of that clan, except for Douglas the "accepted clan" of our family.

[Livonian]

I am almost always the only one kilted. I do not wear the kilt to church, as I believe that the attire for worship should be subdued and somber (Saxon attire does this well) so as not to cause any distraction. I am also not at a station in life where formal events are a consideration. I wear the kilt as daily attire, except at work, where it would most likely be forbidden (my company is small enough where even discussing the matter would have repercussions).

Then again, I am usually the odd one out in Saxon attire, as well... I rarely wear any less than a nice dress shirt and sweater or vest.

[MacLowlife]

Answering some of my own questions, I have worn the kilt to a wedding and funerals, all connected with my membership in the local St Andrew's society. I wore it once to my own birthday party and was the only one there in a kilt. I have been getting around to a kilted night out with some fellow X Markers and others, but haven't gotten it organized yet. And once a year I wear it to a kirkin service.

A couple of years ago, I outfitted my then - sweetheart's son in a kilt for his school prom. He was the only one kilted there and he looked better than I ever have.

If I were in a position that would require me to make a good impression on strangers, say going to court or a job interview, I would be wearing trousers. And most likely a jacket and tie.

[ratspike]

I wear a kilt every day so I've done almost everything on that list in a kilt. I've never attended a funeral but if I did, I'd wear a kilt without a second thought. Wedding consultations and bridal shows are very similar to the bank meeting, probably even tougher, and I've been doing them in a kilt with great success.

I'm almost always the only one in a kilt, with a few rare exceptions like a piper at a wedding or running into someone at REI who's wearing a Utilikilt.