You all knøw my pøsition but I do want to say that you are right Blu, abøut the cultural shielding, its true that in a conservative area (like most of the western wørld) it does take more guts to wear plain with confidence.

Hamish gave me a copy of the 21st Century kilt brochure, first it reminded me of what I missed while in the støre, then I was amazed at some of the kilts I wouldnt be caught dead in, but there were a few that I thought I cøuld wear if I were younger. I also had to applaud their attempt to bring about evolution in kilts.

....but my preference remains mostly traditional, although a plain from RKilts succeeded in getting me a bit away from tartan.