Hey, all! I've been lurking around here for a month or so, decided to finally join up. I'd told myself that I would only get a kilt in my family tartan (my mum is a Ferguson), and given how expensive they tend to be I just finally got around to ordering it - 8 yarder on its way from Scotweb, scheduled dispatch 4/14!

But the bug caught me and I ordered two more kilts anyway - my All Ireland from SportKilt came in just in time for St. Paddy's day. Wore it to a party last Saturday and to a casino on Tuesday... I was originally a little worried about the latter, its being my first time in public (away from friends) wearing the kilt.

The majority of the people I came across just had better things to worry about than a "guy in a skirt". A few people gawked, and I got a couple of compliments on it and specifically my sporran. The only really down-side was my fiancée, who thinks it looks ridiculous and was quick to tell anyone who gave me a second look that "It's ok to laugh". Oh well. She thinks I'm daft for shaving with a straight razor, and now for wearing a kilt. Eh, what does she know? ;)

All in all I'm very happy with it. I am amazed at how great it feels. It didn't take long before I stopped being self-conscious at all and just went about my business as if I were wearing trousers. My Heritage of Ireland PV from the Scotland Kilt Company just came in. It feels very different than the SportKilt: much heavier. I've got to get it tailored a bit, but I can hardly wait!