What if kilts never really catch on?

**pbpersson** · 27th August 06, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by TimC

I'm sorry but....underwear while in a kilt?!

-Tim

Well.....I was trying to address the fears of men who would not wear a kilt because they might be too exposed.

However....since you brought this up....I keep thinking that if I am regimental the day will come when I:

- am walking out of a shopping mall while a mother is walking in with her young daughters
- a strong gust of wind will whip my kilt up far enough for something to be seen
- one of the daughters will be looking in just the right place at the right time to see something
- there will then be a huge scene, the police will be called, it will be in the newspapers, and kilt wearing will be forever banned in the Phoenix area

Now....I do tend to worry about things that will never happen, so go ahead and tell me this could never happen that that I am blowing this all out of proportion.

Phil in Phoenix

P.S. I'm only mentioning this because going regimental feels so wonderful!

**auld argonian** · 27th August 06, 01:13 PM

The accidental exposure angst has been discussed here quite a bit...it seems that it's a common fear among those potential kilt-ees and those in the early stages of kiltliness. You know the stages of kiltliness, don't you?

Apprehension, delight, exhillaration, smugness and, finally, acceptance (which is to say that it just seems normal to be wearing a kilt and you find yourself looking at the un-kilted and thinking "...why aren't they wearing kilts?").

A search back on previous threads will no doubt turn up some of the policy statements that other members have made. For myself, the whole "going regimental" thing is just totally unpractical and unnecessary and I thank the Lord for dark colored boxer briefs that will preserve modesty in the unlikely event that the kilt ever flips up. Just as I feel that I have nothing to prove by either wearing a kilt or trousers, I don't feel that I have to "go regimental" in order to "keep it real". What anybody else does in this department is their own business...and however you decide to handle it is your own business.

Best

AA

**Southern Breeze** · 27th August 06, 01:28 PM

You forgot the last stage- attractive to ladies.

**NewKilt** · 27th August 06, 01:39 PM

I don't particularly care if kilts or any other unbifurcated garment become mainstream. I wear them for comfort, and simply try to leave people with a favorable impression of men who wear kilts.

I AM concerned with double standards - that is, where women are able to wear a skirt or pants to work, but men are limited to pants (even when safety is not an issue.)

Darrell

**Barclay** · 27th August 06, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by NewKilt

...and simply try to leave people with a favorable impression of men who wear kilts.

Darrell has said it all IMHO.

I'm with the majority here, and don't care one way or the other if they become "all the rage" or not. The kilt, in my opinion, is not a cause and it's not something to necessarily evangelize. It is a garment. It is a garment that I wear for comfort and as a tip-of-the-hat to my (almost complete) Scots heritage. I wear it out of respect for my families and for the great Scots that have conquered or have been persecuted in our history. Mostly I wear it beacause it's comfortable and I think, if worn properly, looks smart and unique. My mother first kilted me at 12, so I have been kilted for almost 27 years and in that time I have only once had an accidental exposure (on the highland games field, so I was wearing compression shorts anyway). I can count on two hands the number of times I've had really negative comments, but can't begin to count the number of good comments and people I have met that wouldn't have spoken to me, or honked, or waved if not for the kilt.

If it "really catches on" then I will have lost all of that. That will be a pity. If it happens, though, it happens. I will neither hasten the day, nor hinder it. Like Darrell said, I just want to leave people with a positive impression of the men who choose to wear kilts.

Just my opinion.

**Red Lioness** · 27th August 06, 06:55 PM

I live, at the moment, in fairly rural Japan. I think the locals are going to be quite shocked about a mad Scotsman in a kilt being around town.

Oh dear. My other major garment love is kimonos. It's for much the same reason you lads wear the kilts; the sheer comfort!!

Anyhoo, once St. Paddy's Day rolls around and the fabric stores come out with all the Irish-themed fabrics, I plan on making a Celtic Kimono, compelete with a heavy tartan obi.

It'll be marvelous.

**michael steinrok** · 27th August 06, 08:35 PM

A man who is secure in who he is , will not waste time trying to convince others he is right. He will be right and others will judge him for who he is. not what he says.

**michael steinrok** · 27th August 06, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Red Lioness

Oh dear. My other major garment love is kimonos. It's for much the same reason you lads wear the kilts; the sheer comfort!!

Anyhoo, once St. Paddy's Day rolls around and the fabric stores come out with all the Irish-themed fabrics, I plan on making a Celtic Kimono, compelete with a heavy tartan obi.

It'll be marvelous.

Ohh? We will be wanting picures.

**Pour1Malt** · 28th August 06, 01:59 AM

ai hope they ne'er "catch on"...

if kilts start showin oop in crap shops like walmart I'd stop wearin them...

ai hate tae luek like e'ery yin else...