Men inTights, Wearing a kilt

[Matty Ross]

Looks like it could be running tights?

So I have been asked recently (and frequently) why I hadn't been wearing my kilts. Winters here in Utah and where I work in Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho are brutal. One chap suggested wearing tights. I expressed my reservation concerning the appropriateness of a man in a kilt wearing tights. His reply was "if you have the guts to wear a skirt you ought to have the guts to wear tights. I looked at men's running tights, Ouch, $80.00. My wife suggested Girls leggings, $8.00 at WalMart. Other than the expensive running tights like Under Armor or long johns they really do not make anything equivalent for men. I would rather NOT discuss the appropriateness of wearing NOTHING under the kilt, that subject has been beat to death many times. My question for the rabble is do you have the Guts to wear tights under your kilt?

[IsaacW]

I can not speak as to how correct etc. this is, but my g-g-g-grandfather wore long underwear under his kilt and hose in the late 1800s here in Wisconsin. We are also known to have cold winters.

Isaac

[chasem]

I'll wear tights when running or cycling in the cold or under ski pants when skiing or snowboarding, but that's the limit for me. I just couldn't handle the look of tights with a kilt, personally. The wool kilt and hose have been enough to keep me contentedly warm down to the coldest weather in which I've worn a kilt (~30 F).

[Professor Mac X]

George IV is said to have worn pink tights under his kilt in his (in)famous 1822 Edinburgh visit. So you'd be in royal company, for whatever it's worth.

[McMurdo]

Tights no not for me, that brings up images of George IV and his pink tights. I have worn boxer briefs under the kilt especially in the Canadian winters. Another thought though is a military kilt, 22 oz wool sure does help.

[craigclan]

I'm not sure about tights for me but i do wear boxers under my kilt if it gets below about
-10 or so . I find that just the kilt and hose keep me warm enough .

[MacRobert's Reply]

In the past (my father's generation) many kilt makers provided their civilian clients with a pair of shorts in matching tartan to wear under the kilt.

[usonian]

To each his own of course, but it seems to me that if it is so cold outside that it would be necessary to wear running tights under a kilt to be safe/comfortable, then a kilt is not a practical garment to be wearing.

[cessna152towser]

No, I wouldn't wear tights with a kilt.
Its never too cold to wear an 8-yard wool kilt with good quality knee high hose, even in the Scottish winters.

[Chas]

When I was in the RAF, we used to wear two one-legged tights under our uniform in winter. Because it was one leg and a waistband, there was plenty of access to the dangly bits.

If I had to wear a kilt for a prolonged period of time out of doors in winter, I might consider wearing tights again. After all, it is only my knees that would be seen.