Newbie says: "Newbie do!"

**Riverkilt** · 5th March 06, 06:29 PM

When I got my first kilt (UK Camo Original) I just started wearing it around town doing normal chores.

My first "coming out" was at a two day professional conference where I'd be sitting a lot...one of the main reasons I love kilts. What comments I had were positive.

Just Kilt up!

Ron

**Oswulf** · 5th March 06, 06:56 PM

Yeah, the advice about having your wife with you is the best. My fiancee being with me when I'm out gives me the feeling that at least the people won't take me for a cross dresser. That and two little girls tagging along behind calling me daddy. Then as the confidence builds I did more solo trips, then gradually develop a bit more of a strut. I've gotten way more positive than negative comments, although I do wish people would lay off the bagpipe questions.

Now I look forward to shopping or trips out so I can get kilted up and strut around in public. It's great fun.

Oswulf

**Randy** · 5th March 06, 07:12 PM

Congratualtions on the kilted style. I think now you shall discover you need more kilts. You realize there are 7 days in a week, and 3 meals a day...12 months a year...365 days a year.. How big is your closet?

**bubba** · 5th March 06, 07:20 PM

Well Oswulf, y'know, when someone asks ya in a snotty or derisive way where your bagpipes are you can just say "Under my kilt" and walk away.

**Alan H** · 5th March 06, 07:23 PM

A good tale.....congratulations on the first outing!

**GMan** · 5th March 06, 10:53 PM

Oh yes the first outing, I remember mine so well. First at some pretty familiar haunts (coffee shop) get their early so you can be seated before the masses of people show up. Moved out further from "safe" areas and into the real masses. No problem at all just great looks and a few jealous remarks from guys that wish that they had enough intestinal fortitude to move on in their own individuality.

I say that you have definetly progressed to the Graduation ceremony to a fantastic Kilt wearer.

**porrick** · 6th March 06, 12:09 AM

Thanks for all feed-back to my posting

Have only been at work for 30 mins now, and already I have had colleagues (both sexes) tell me they heard that my first kilt had arrived - and when would they get a chance to see it... Answer: "soon and often" (it's -22 now, and had to bring in a bit of wood and get the fire started on my way to work, so a little worried about mucking up my House of Edgar. Maybe a logger's kilt moving up the must-have-list?)

**Panache** · 6th March 06, 01:09 PM

My neighbor looked at us on the way there and said "I'm glad my wife isn't here. She loves guys in kilts". All the other parents (well Moms that is) at school just had smiles and compliments. The question I kept getting was "What's the special occasion?" I replied "the occasion is that this is the day I was brave enough to wear my kilt out to school".

One of the moms (and a friend) lives on my street, and she told me her daughter had come running up to her from the window saying "Mom, Mom, Tristan's Daddy is wearing a skirt!". Not bothering to look for herself she informed her daughter "No Tristan's Daddy is not wearing a skirt". When she came to school and saw me she went "OH! That explains everything" :rolleyes:

So far it has been a fun day.

**Oswulf** · 6th March 06, 03:47 PM

Hehehe, one of my first forays was to my 10 year old daughter's dance recital. I think half the reason I got up the nerve to do that was to torture my daughter a bit. "Dad, did you have to wear that HERE where all my friends could see you?" Oh yes darling and to any and all school functions in the future too. I can't wait until she's a teenager, she's going to need counseling for years because of me.

Seriously though, she's pretty much gotten used to it already. She was my hardest sell on the idea of wearing a kilt, I figure if I can get her over it everyone else will be easy.

Oswulf

**timber** · 6th March 06, 06:41 PM

I don't have a kilt yet, so I can't remember my first time out. However, I am looking forward to it. I expect that as soon as I have pleats on my **** I will be out and about to show them off. As long as I have been here I feel I am ready for all the positive comments, negative comments, looks and drooling women. (especially the drooling women

)

My daughter likes the idea of her old man in a kilt, it is the rest of my family that might not get it. Since I don't really care what they think of my clothes, that shouldn't be much of a problem.