Judging from the number of kilt shops in Scotland, there must be plenty of kilts made and sold but I think there are many men who maybe own one or possibly two kilts which are only rarely worn, possibly for country dancing or piping and not out and about as everyday wear, possibly because they lack confidence to wear them every day. My next door neighbour recently bought his second kilt, yet I probably see him going out kilted less than once a month. For years I also an occcasional wearer of the two kilts which I then owned and it took a leg injury four years ago, in January 2003, when I was unable to get into trousers for two or three weeks which forced me to wear a kilt to work for the first time and into wearing kilts as casual wear too as it was midwinter when it was too cold for shorts. Having thus discovered kilts were not only very comfortable but also very acceptable for everyday wear, over the past four years I have increased my kilt collection. With kilt number twelve currently on order I now own more kilts than trousers and wear them more often too - in fact the last day I wore trousers was Christmas Eve - been kilted every day since. I've noticed kilts becoming more common when I'm in Glasgow or Edinburgh, including some single colour non-tartan kilts. Living in Britain though I have yet to see a Utilikilt - I may get lucky and see my first sighting at the Dumfries Burns Supper.