How were you introduced to kiltdom?

**Blu (Ontario)** · 16th February 04, 05:07 PM

You're a lucky man, John!!!

**phil h** · 16th February 04, 05:54 PM

a few years ago I decided I wanted to wear one. now, what the the excuse gunna be?
ah yes a friend was geetin married,so I got a kilt made by a local woman. did the job. cant wear wool so I got polly viscose.I would wear it maybe 2 or 3 times a year. then I was watching screen savers on tech TV, patric norton had a kilt on, cool thinks me.
wonder where he got it, then he mentioned utilikilts.
well I nearly tripped over myself running to my computer to visit their website.couldn't wait the
6-8 weeks, so I got an off the peg one, green cammo, just what I wanted anyway.then wore it that day(took about 2 weeks in the mail) and every chance I got. then I decided to get a 21st century blackwatch,polly viscose.then got a get shirty campbell,black moleskin from steetkilts,trip kilt from hot topic and then a leather kilt from Rkilts, one for evry day of the week.I also have 3 sporrans,1 dresskilt belt, a few casulal belts n buckles a drik and a skeen doo.still got room in my closet for a couple more I think..

**David in Maryland** · 17th February 04, 04:17 AM

I joined a reenactment group back in June and ordered a Great Kilt in Macleod of Harris Ancient. A couple of weeks later I ordered a regular kilt, MacLeod of Harris Modern. In October I joined the Clan MacLeod Society and St. Andrew's Society of Mid-Maryland, which I am now Vice-President of. Since I wear my kilt most of the time, I am walking recruitment for the St. Andrew's Society. I have been trying to convince the other guys, who are much older than I am, to wear their kilts outside of St. Andrew functions and other Scottish culture events. It would help with recruitment. We have a couple of ladies who joined just so that they can look at men in kilts, and to get their husbands in kilts.

**Donnie** · 17th February 04, 05:24 AM

I first got into a Great Kilt for a Ren Fest in Houston, TX. Then to ren fests in North Carolina and the biggie in Maryland. The Loch Norman Highland Games were next and last year Grandfather Mountain! I joined the Clan Hay society at GF. I made my first kilts then Sport Kilt (not what I expected) Now I have a Bearkilt inn Ancient Hay. (most awsome) I have worn the Sport Kilt hiking several times including part of the Appalation Trail. They are the best hiking garment there is. I also played in the Heros Golf tourney last year in a kilt. I just haven't gotten into my kilt enough. My wife worries I might get into a fight or get embarrased if I wear it cassually out in public. Still working on that.

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 17th February 04, 02:27 PM

I was slow to get the kilt fever. While doing some family genealogical
research, I found that I have Scottish lines on both sides of my family.
Not surprising when you know of all the Scottish migration that
took place to North Carolina. I did little with this knowledge until
I went to the Grandfather Mt. Highland games in 1995. After being moved by the sounds of bagpipes and Celtic music
in the heart of NC high country, I realized that my Scot blood
needed an outlet. My best friend made his kilt in 97 the and I was able
to see this process and realized I wanted a kilt of my own.
After attending a few more highland games I found a kilt maker
who lived within an hour of my home. I got my kilt in 98 and have tried to
wear it as often as possible. I was even wearing it when I proposed to my wife
at a ceilidh at the Grandfather mountain in 2001. I wasn’t able to
talk her into a Kilted wedding (family issues) but she loves me in my kilt and
I too am a lucky man.

Nelson

**allenlynott** · 17th February 04, 03:31 PM

I have always found myself adimiring kilt and the men that wore them. I thought "These guys are BOLD" About a year and a half ago, my wife (fiance' then) and I went to the Estes Park Highland Games where she was admiring all the guys in kilts. In passing, she commented that it would be nice for me to wear a kilt in our wedding. After some deliberation and alot of Irish Whiskey, i decided to get one. It was a former "For Hire" Black Watch from North Channel Kilts. That was my undoing. I was hooked! I did wear one at my wedding and I now am the proud owner of three. Two Black Watch and one Americas.

Cheers,
Allen

**Gomez** · 20th February 04, 08:45 AM

I can recall wanting a kilt as far back as high school, but the cost was always prohibitive. While serving in Hawaii during the early 90s, I was introduced to sarongs and I still have a couple, but they were never functional enough for me. During the later 90s, I began looking at kilts again, but the cost was still hard to justify. It wasn't until 2001 that I became aware of the existance of 'modern kilts'. I picked up a Sport Kilt to tide me over while my chocolate brown Workmans was on order from Utilikilt in 2002. Then AmeriKilts came onto the scene and I ordered a modified version of their basic black kilt, which arrived before my Utilikilt! Somewhere along the way, I picked up a couple more Sport Kilts and one of the first of the Tiger Stripe AmeriKilts and then Michael agreed to make a MARPAT AmeriKilt for me last year....

Now there are so many companies offering modern kilts. That is awesome. My three-year old told me the other day "I like kilts. I want a kilt." How could I resist?

Gomez

**Graham** · 20th February 04, 02:03 PM

"out of the mouth of babes and sucklings..."

thanks for sharing that Gomez, do you have a piccie you'd like to contribute of any of your kilts?

What sort of responses to wearing one have you got from friends and family?

**beepx22** · 20th February 04, 06:37 PM

hmmmm, introduced to kilt..... when my dad said "I dont care how F-ing Scottish we are, no son of mine is wearing a skirt....." the rest is history...sorry dad

**Graham** · 20th February 04, 07:44 PM

As a father, I understand his concerns.
As a kiltwearer I understand you fathers' ignorance of kilts, and trust that your relationship with him is good - even in a kilt.