Wore it to school and work today, and it ended up being a sort of boot camp test of the kilt. It was quite mild early this morning, but it quickly degenerated into a severe snowstorm with heavy winds. Evening classes were canceled, which is fine by me because I have an evening class on Mondays!
But on to the kilt! I haven't worn a traditional style kilt in a long time, so it was quite different from my modern kilts. I only have my sporran and kilt hose, no belt, and didn't have time to find a kilt pin, so I was a bit spartan.
Though the material feels lighter than my UK Mocker (and certainly lighter than my UK Workman's and PK), I was as warm or warmer than I would have been in my moderns. It's a good thing I was wearing a mid-thigh length jacket, though, otherwise the kilt would have been up around my eyeballs (it was really windy today!)
It took some getting used to the waistline. Actually, I'm still not used to it. And it hits lower on the knee than any of my other kilts, but I don't want to hem it, and it's still higher than the bottom of my kneecap, so it's acceptable.
If I would change one thing, it's the thickness of the back where the pleats are sewn down. Other than that I'm happy with it, and will be wearing it often, as long as there isn't a strong wind. I've got my eye on some other SWKs, especially the Nightstalker and Black Stewart. I'm trying to decide if I want another Standard (a bit of a wait) or a Heavyweight (a longer wait.) I also want to get one of the all-leather sporran straps they carry, but again have to decide between the cheap and nicer ones.
I'd definitly recommend SWK to anyone.
An uair a théid an gobhainn air bhathal 'se is feàrr a bhi réidh ris.
(When the smith gets wildly excited, 'tis best to agree with him.)
Kiltio Ergo Sum.
I Kilt, therefore I am. -McClef
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