Most 'kilt-friendly' occasions?

[BKPowell]

Aye, wear your kilt with pride, be it tartan or utility.
BKP

[Nile]

I'm more concerned about the 'You're wearing a skirt?' crowd than the Tartan Police. ... I'm more just getting used to the general public looking at me and integrating it in situations where it'll be best received.

Many of us do not come from families that have a kilt wearing tradition so when we decide to, or are encourage to wear one there is some trepidation to appear in public in it. As many have suggested in this post, wearing your kilt to an event where there will be other kilted individuals is a good way to raise your level of comfort and, hopefully, lead you to seek other opportunities to wear it in public.

Out in public you will get comments that run the gambit from "you look great" to "nice skirt". Most people will be nice and often complimentary but for those few that make wise cracks or nasty comments, you have to consider the source. They can be irritating, for sure but, so are those that ask "are you wearing that kilt properly" (and, indeed, they usually aren't kilt wearers).

It's easy for me and others to suggest that you ignore those comments and we've all been through it but, it's not always easy to take a new path or step outside the confines of conformity (pants). So put your kilt on, step out your door and gradually start integrating; you'll love what happens.

Nile

[tky58]

One place I wear my kilt that was not on Father Bill's list is Christmas.
My wife is Jewish and we go out with her congregation to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. Everyone is very welcoming and accepting. The rabbi keeps asking if I am wearing the Jewish tartan (I wear Leatherneck) as she wishes me Merry Christmas.
And yes we celebrate Christmas in the morning with a big breakfast.

[Catharps]

Well, if I ever see you in a kilt out and about, I'll be giving you a smile and a wink. That goes for anyone I see in a kilt. Makes my day.

Wish it happened more often. . .

-Heather

[Farmer Jones]

Add your Birthday, anniversary, and any other family special event. Any time you want to look good out with your spouse.

Or in my case my daughter. I wear the kilt when I go to the city to take my daughter and her friends out. Interestingly enough, it has resulted in free drinks as well as unsolicited phone numbers.

[Jeon12]

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[Laird_M]

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[gordontaos]

I tend to get very dirty at work , so do not wear a kilt there. However, I wear a kilt while out and about at least two days a week. Since I live in a primarily Spanish and Native American heritage area I was somewhat concerned when I first started wearing my kilts. I need not have been. Any comments that I receive are mainly positive and friendly. Also, I have at least one person each day attempt to guess which tartan I am wearing. No one has ever been correct.
So, just strap it on and go out and have some fun and meet some cool folks who appreciate you!

[Chaps]

I wear a kilt to go hiking. I also wear a kilt then I go to the theater. I have worn it to the local tavern when meeting some fellow Chaplains. I just bought some red hose and will wear a red Christmas tie and my kilt to my Command's Christmas party. When asked if I am Scottish I reply that I do have some Scottish blood, but I wear it to honor my Presbyterian heritage.

[uncle remus]

pick a day when you are off work. decide you will wear your kilt that day and do so. do what you would do normally that day. visit the pub in the evening for a drink. take your significant other to a movie, be careful though women will flirt and ask questions about your kilt. enjoy the day. ignore the ignorant people or look up and use some snappy comebacks.