Air travel to Boston kilt advice

[brewerpaul]

Well Im back in one piece and had a pleasant experience in general. Thanks everyone for your input. Headed to Boston via Southwest from Lambert in St Louis. Got some looks and compliments before even getting to the TSA area. Of course the buckles set everything off so it was off to pat down. Had a very nice gentleman of colour explain what he needed to do and how, ask if i wanted private screening and then he proceeded to do a very professional job. I opted for public pat down, what do I have to hide, and asked if he gets kilted men often. He said no but also said he used to train the screeners and kilted men were included in earlier years training. He said they dont do it anymore.

Boston was great, and cool temp wise. Again alot of nice looks and compliments from men and lovely ladies too. Walked with a friend from down town to The Haven JP, which was at least 5+ miles only to find they were closing. The owner was thrilled I had a kilt on and served up some oat cakes, a glass of white wine for my friend and a Bellhaven Scottish for me. He said he had to get his daughter and trusted us not to go behind the bar. So off he went after a handshake and compliment again on the Blackwatch wool I had on. THe power of the kilt indeed, never have I had a barkeep trust me to sit and enjoy my brew as he left the place.

Dinner that night was Italian so dressed up a bit, though not formal. Photo below. Brought my 8Yd Hamilton Grey PV, burgundy kilt hose, hand made garter ties, nubuck brown wingtips, 1800s Rutledge shirt, argyle sweater in spruce, gray and burgundy, and Mojo leather sporran. Opted to let the collar open on the shirt after taking the photo. Again quite a few compliments. Found a bottle of Edradour 10 YR scotch in a spirits store and shared one of my favorite scotches with some friends.



Next day was a day of listening about pace makers and heart failure so donned my Blackwatch again, wingtips, brown tweed with blue top kilt/hunting hose, Mojo sporran and brown belt and khaki X-Officio shirt. Was greeted while checking in by a very lovely young lady who said she really liked the outfit and had many more approvals from men and women both. The trip home was equally easy with a short patdown as usual. I did have a first though, a 2-3 year old girl told her lovely young(twenties) mother if I was wearing a dress. I had to smile at that and ask if she had ever seen a man kilted. The young lass said no and explained to her daughter I had a kilt on.

Travel, as everyone here has said, was very comfortable in a kilt. I opted to be polite and save being regimental for when I was in Boston. People, TSA included, were polite and approving. Guess Ive no more reason to wear jeans or any other such constricting clothing on a plane ever again. And it was great to have so many lovely ladies and approving men compliment the kilt, including the little girl asking if I was in a dress