what's logical doesn't always look right

[kiltedwolfman]

IMO it all depends on how the person wearing the kilt is presenting themselves. By this I mean thier overall presence, not just their outfit. During the warmer months I am almost always wearing sandals with my kilts and not once have I ever received any kind of negative comment on it. But I have also been told that I present myself publicly with a very distinct sence of who I am and could pull off looking decent in nothing other than a patatoe sack. LOL.

In Martial Arts we call it Kigorai and it pertains to presenting yourself to the world with confidence and strength of character. I feel this is the same in the kilting world. I see people dressed in different ways sometimes in what would easily be considered pretty decent attire, but the way they carry themselves lends to a notion that they are not comfortable in thier clothes and thusly they just look wrong.

Perhaps when noticing the ungainly bare legs people are picking up on something else about the person being viewed and mentally the only thing we can think of is " no hose just looks wrong" Then again maybe the person truly does look like they just rose into town on an Ostrich and should be hiding those skinny things! I know when I see someone all turned out in a PC etc to me they just look like they popped out of a cookie cutter and while they outfit might be done wuite well it still looks like a perfect example of a lack of originality. When I see a bare legged fellow peacocking about in his kilt I think "Good for you mate!"