At the celtic music fest this last weekend, there were a lot of men in kilts (sadly, those kilts probably only come out for special events). A large minority of those kilts were contemporary solid color kilts (lion's share being UK's). I didn't hear a single negative comment about them except fitment issues (length being too long or too short).

The most horrid kilt I saw all weekend though was a tartan kilt. It only went halfway down the man's thigh before stopping. Oh the shame. Oh the horror! I didn't say anything to him but I was talking about it to my wife when the guy came over and started talking to the guy standing right in front of me so he might have heard about it after the fact.