Kilt as just another part of your wardrobe

[ElCabong]

I wear kilts almost all the time(Being retired helps...). Sometimes, I throw on some jeans and boots - and Stetson, of course. I wear suits infrequently, as when I must break in to the County Courthouse. I wear boots and a bolo with the Italian suits.

That used to get comments at work: (Male Co-worker) "OMG! You are wearing a bolo? I like them, but at work? I wouldn't have the cajonies to wear a bolo to work with a suit!" (Me, not knowing just what to say...) "Well, I wear mine around my neck."

But, the kilt is my favorite. I feel like I belong in them. I dress up or down, for whatever occasion, but I always wear a the accessories that help distinguish the kilt from a skirt. I find that it is always worth the effort to kilt up. I usually have at least one interesting conversation with strangers that would not have taken place if I were in jeans or a suit. And, I give out lots of vendor cards and direct many folks to X-Marks.

Last summer, my wife (Room2ndFloor) and I drove to Georgia and back. We were gone for 26 days, and I wore a kilt every day except the day of the estate hearing. We had many conversations with nice people all across the country. None of those conversations would have taken place if I had been wearing more "normal" attire.

I regard the kilt as Steinbeck regarded Charlie: An ambassador and ice-breaker. The kilt breaks the ice with folks just as dogs and kids do. The kilt is everyday clothes, for whatever event.

Ciao! - Stephen