Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post

One: "giving a nod to traditional." To my eyes the look is entirely traditional.
Two:"This is a kilt worn as clothing." Are not all kilts worn as clothing?
Personally I think it's more a mindset rather than anything else. As I'm not Scottish, I feel no connection to tradition or family or Scotland in general when I wear my kilts. No sporran or flashes, and most of the time I wear t shirts and henleys and sweatshirts. They're just garments, no different to me than the cargo shorts or pants that I'd wear if I didn't have kilts in the closet. When I'm cleaning out the garage or working in the garden I look a little bit like a slob, kilted or not, but when I go to a nice dinner out or a wedding I try my best to look sharp.

A simpler way to explain it might be that I just like the way I look in a kilt it's much more comfortable than pants, but it doesn't go any deeper than that.