(blog) PULLTEETH TUESDAY: Men in Kilts

[kc8ufv]

Well, I did feel the need to make a reply to that photoblog. Is was:

I like modern kilts, and I gotta agree with you, Nighthawk. I do wear my utilikilts like many would wear a pair of jeans, but (except when I throw on red sweatpants underneath for Halloween - see my profile pic) you don't wear pants under a kilt. Period. (I'm talking US definition here, underwear is a decision I leave to the individual kiltwearer)

[Thomas H]

I like modern kilts, and I gotta agree with you, Nighthawk. I do wear my utilikilts like many would wear a pair of jeans, but (except when I throw on red sweatpants underneath for Halloween - see my profile pic) you don't wear pants under a kilt. Period. (I'm talking US definition here, underwear is a decision I leave to the individual kiltwearer)

Well there you have it the serect is out -in fact the very thing that a Scottmen wear's under his Kilt is --wait for it ---- PANTS !!

[Alan H]

Hey, I don't have a problem with what they're wearing. It's just that the guy who writes that blog writes stuff like...

"This is the look I'm trying to channel right now with my style."

That pretty much ends the discussion for me! ?

If he wants to layer a kilt over a pair of pants, that's his business. I wouldn't do it, but then I have other things to do in my life than worry about my personal style and who I'm channelling.

As for the "traditional" guys not liking it.... Dudes, you have a forum entirely devoted to "traditional". Why don't you go post there and leave this alone? We already know that you HATE HATE HATE everything in here, why beat it into the ground yet again? How many times does this have to be said? I don't go into the traditional forum and tell you all that you're stuffy and boring and that I hate your stupid tweed argyll jacket. If you don't like what you see in here then stay OUT.

[Alan H]

As a complete aside, I sometimes wear long underwear tights under my kilt, when I'm throwing and it's bluidy cold. I pull up loose-fitting athletic rugby/soccer sox over the tights, and also pull a pair of foam Ace or Rehband knee warmers/supports over it all..

Oh, you all say...but if I wore a traditional wool kilt I'd be warm.

Bollocks. ...I treasure my knees. YOU go throw with bare knees in freezing wind. I'll wear the tights. And if you think I'm a freak for doing so, then go look up pictures of SCOTTISH Highland Athletes like Sinclair Patience, Craig Sinclair and Gregor Edmonds.

[CMcG]

As a complete aside, I sometimes wear long underwear tights under my kilt, when I'm throwing and it's bluidy cold. I pull up loose-fitting athletic rugby/soccer sox over the tights, and also pull a pair of foam Ace or Rehband knee warmers/supports over it all..
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Your aside is actually quite apropos. The blogger in question is wearing tights under his kilt, not pants. He also lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which has a well earned nickname of "Winterpeg." As I write this, it is 1°F/-17°C over there.

The runway stuff with models wearing full pants under their kilts still looks redundant to me

I can, however, understand the desire for an extra layer under one's kilt in the winter. I myself wear "kilt johns" (long johns cut off just above the knee) and have been known to roll my kilt hose up over my knees when walking around for any length of time in the Canadian winter.

Maybe someday I will own a 9 yard, 20oz kilt with 2" thick, hand knit hose. Until then, wearing something under my kilt in the cold is a good idea, though I prefer the traditional profile of a tartan kilt with hose and cleverly hidden kilt johns.

The tights under a kilt look still jars my eye a bit, but I've seen enough of it lately, between Highland athletes and fashionistas alike, that I'm starting to get used to it...

[Mickey]

Remember that this is runway fashion. Take a look at ANY runway and tell me that anybody in the world would actually wear what is being modeled. They aren't actually modeling a look, but a concept. Something to gain interest in the designer's line, which on the runway, is always terribly over the top.

I don't like the look.. at all... and I don't care if it is a modern or traditional kilt. But again, it isn't that specific look that the designer is going for.

Personally, I like the show because it is deliberately, or accidentally, showcasing kilts. It at least puts the idea of a kilt into peoples minds. I also dislike the show because it is deliberately, or accidentally, making kilts look like a ridiculous accessory.

Not entirely sure how I feel about it, but if I had to guess, I'd say I'm leaning towards the "offended" side of the fence, only because of the flippancy.

[Mike_Oettle]

Let’s get a little perspective on this one.
My remark was not aimed at contemporary kilts (so you were not the target, Alan H), but at the ridiculous way the fashion designer and his models were wearing their tartan (or non-tartan) wrappings.
Alan wears tights under his kilt – entirely logical if you are a participant in Highland games.
This guy was wearing something considerably longer, and the garment around his waist was not a kilt – at best it could be called an amateur approximation of a skirt, with a pin that didn’t quite hold anything in place.
These things are not kilts, nor are the guys’ legs properly attired.
Runway fashion? Forget it. It’s not for us, traditional kilts or contemporary.
Regards,
Mike

[gary meakin]

As for the "traditional" guys not liking it.... Dudes, you have a forum entirely devoted to "traditional". Why don't you go post there and leave this alone? We already know that you HATE HATE HATE everything in here, why beat it into the ground yet again? How many times does this have to be said? I don't go into the traditional forum and tell you all that you're stuffy and boring and that I hate your stupid tweed argyll jacket. If you don't like what you see in here then stay OUT.

Spoken like a true gentleman Alan
I do agree. I've stopped myself from replying to this for that very reason.