Training Kilt?

[JackK]

This afternoon I stopped at a small town "beginning of summer" festival to hear a friend's band play, while walking about I heard a lady say "look a leather kilt, how wonderful". I didn't bother to tell her it was actualy a black denim Utilikilt, thought I'd just let her think what she wanted.
On the way home I stopped to get a few bits at the grocery store, a after getting out of the car and straighting out the pleats I was asked by a guy if I was wearing a "training kilt" - not that is a new one for me. Trying as harda as I could to not laugh, I told him that no it was a real kilt, and that it was in fact a Utilikilt. Strange the comments folks come up with when confronted with something new or not to common.
Both of these seem odd to me,as I normally don't even hear comments (or is it I don't pay a mind to them anymore).

Jack

[Freedomlover]

I strongly suspect that the guy was trying his best to be a wise a**.

[NewKilt]

I strongly suspect that the guy eas trying his best to be a wise a**.

I might have told him yes, it's a training kilt, and it's needed for potty training before wearing the genuine article.


Darrell

[Yaish]

I'm thinking a nice comeback to the "training kilt" might go something like this:

"Yeah it is, when I outgrew my pants I had to go to a training kilt. If the damn thing gets any bigger I'll have to get me a real one!"

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Yasih, that is great! Glad I was not drinking for that one.

[cavscout]

It could be possible he thought you were a Highland Games athlete and that you were wearing a plain kilt to "train" in so as not to mess up your tartan kilt.

[Streetcar]

I was talking with an unnamed kilt vendor last year at one of the local Highland Games.
I told her I had a utilikilt, but was now interested in getting a traditional kilt.

She said that it's "pretty common" for someone to start with a utilikilt - or other non-traditional kilt, and decide they like it so much they want to get a traditional style.
She said that for that reason, she (and supposedly other kilt vendors) sometimes referred to utilikilts as "training kilts."

Personally, I didn't think she was trying to be insulting with the term.

[Richland]

yes this is partly true in my case. I purchased a sport last summer and tried to dress it up. To the untrained eye it looked OK. But thanks to this site I quickly realised ther were innexpencive kilts which would dress up better.
I still wear my sport for transitioning out of wet kayak gear, and at the bar after paddling, It is perfect.
It could be considered a training kilt. Because it is definitely part of my training gear.

[davedove]

I was talking with an unnamed kilt vendor last year at one of the local Highland Games.
I told her I had a utilikilt, but was now interested in getting a traditional kilt.

She said that it's "pretty common" for someone to start with a utilikilt - or other non-traditional kilt, and decide they like it so much they want to get a traditional style.
She said that for that reason, she (and supposedly other kilt vendors) sometimes referred to utilikilts as "training kilts."

Personally, I didn't think she was trying to be insulting with the term.

It's not really derogatory in that sense. Most people don't want to shell out the money that's typically charged for a full-blown traditional, but they can afford the contemporaries.

Then, once they find out that they like wearing the kilt, they decide to save up for the "real thing".