'Ultra' Casual Kilt Wear

[English Bloke]

I don't think I manage ULTRA casual but I do dress to be comfy. It depends on what's going on at the time as to how I wear my Kilt.

I generally wear my socks up. In fact I don't think I've ever worn them pushed down, I just prefer it that way. But what I wear topsides is exactly what I would be wearing if I were in trousers (in terms of style... obviously I wouldn't wear an argyle kilt jacket with a nice pair of cream chinos... ).

Sometimes it's jeans equivalent, sometimes it's trousers, sometimes it's a suit and sometimes it's a dinner jacket. Like I say, I wear what I like, not what other people opinion I should like. So long I'm comfy and feel in myself that I'm doing my Kilt(s) the justice THEY deserve, I'm happy. Whether I'm successful is subjective, ... but I'm still happy so it doesn't really matter.

To illustrate, I've used pictures of the same kilt worn in different ways for clarity of what I mean.


Touring Bruce


Family day out Bruce


Robert Burns Bruce (Four Englishmen in this picture by the way!!)


At a Wedding Bruce (The Scotsman in this picture is wearing Silver Granite by the way. Kilts are catching on in Englandshire!)


Afternoon party smart but still casual Bruce


Folk festival Bruce


Graduating Bruce (not mine I might add, I'm thick as mince!!)


Chillin' with the wife and kids on holiday Bruce.

And many variations there-of... I've got some of "Pink Floyd T-shirt Bruce" (was reprimanded for that one, apparently old men in rock T-shirts is not acceptable). I've got "Cooking BBQ Bruce" and "Smashed out mee face Bruce" and "Not caring a jot about what anyone thinks I should wear Bruce" but I'll skip those. You probably get the idea already. I've also got pictures of me wearing a kilt in Turkey where I definitely wasn't comfortable 'cause it was so hot I looked like someone had chucked a bucket of water over me. To fix that I went home and changed into shorts... Much better, much more appropriate. Just be yourself and don't worry about it. It works for me.