First kilted outing

[Octobrachium]

Greetings Rabble,

last weekend I took a chance and wore my kilt for the 50th birthday of my wife's aunt. This marked the first time I wore the kilt outside of a circle of friends & colleagues, so I was slightly nervous but confident that the wool would work its magic. What can I say - it certainly did. Dress code was casual-dressy, so I wore my 8-yard Aberdeen Forever, Sporran + chain, charcoal hose with tartan flashes, belt and a dress shirt, no tie, with nondescript black shoes.

As expected, the kilt drew looks all night, as well as the question "what's under it". Interestingly, three of four people/groups who wanted to know sent surrogates to ask.

It was my first time of dancing in a heavy kilt, which surprised me by working very well. I was slightly hesitant at first, but the kilt was made to swing around, so I did. Fun!

All in all, it was a great evening. I have just a blurry picture - this was around 3:30 at night after getting home again, and inebriation made people's photographic skills deteriorate. But the evening was definitely encouraging to wear the kilt more.



One thing I want to change with this look: get solid colored flashes (maybe blue, maybe gold). But as an outfit, this worked well for the occasion.

Cheers,
Octobrachium

PS: Unsure where to post this. Mods: If posts like this are more appropriate in a different sub-forum, please move this.