Women in Kilts?

[Jerry]

I understand some don't like women "stealing" "our" kilt, but just look at it this way...

Very few women will ever buy a traditional mens kilt...the very few who really like the quality, pleats, straps, swing, etc...let them enjoy the kilt.

This comes up every now and then and some get upset about it, but how often do we see...and will ever see...a lassie wear a traditional? Hardly ever!

So it's basicly not an issue....chill pill time

I'm not talking about $600+ tanks, but we have talked before on this forum how, many of us hope to never see men's kilts as an off the rack item at Walmart. But general wear by women might lead to this, and that is where the "fear" I was talking about comes into play. I've rethought my original stand against women wearing kilts (I even gave my daughter one, that she has yet to wear) and I have no objection to a few women wearing them, especially the fine ladies here on this board. However, I definitely don't want to walk into Walmart and see a rack of kilts in the women's wear section, especially if I am wearing one.

[Tim Walker]

So tartan pantyhose is out of the question?

[Robin]

So tartan pantyhose is out of the question?

I don't wear them, but go ahead

[Mr. Kilt]

I'm not talking about $600+ tanks, but we have talked before on this forum how, many of us hope to never see men's kilts as an off the rack item at Walmart. But general wear by women might lead to this, and that is where the "fear" I was talking about comes into play. I've rethought my original stand against women wearing kilts (I even gave my daughter one, that she has yet to wear) and I have no objection to a few women wearing them, especially the fine ladies here on this board. However, I definitely don't want to walk into Walmart and see a rack of kilts in the women's wear section, especially if I am wearing one.

This pretty much sums up where I stand on this issue. JerMc managed to put it into words alot better than I could.

[sirdaniel1975]

In my opinion....

Women can wear kilts if they want. There's not a thing I would do to stop them. It's merely a garment of clothing.

I would prefer to see women in some type of kilted skirt... but I'm just a guy who plays trumpet and wears kilts from time to time... Women have continually been able to pull off wearing men's clothing and make it their own through the history of fashion. I completely understand why so many kilted men would like to keep at least one garment their own.

[KiltedKnight]

I think a part of it, for her anyways, is the heritage. We (as in members of Xmarks) know that you don't have to be scottish to wear a kilt, and you don't have to wear a kilt to be scottish. But I think in her mind theres really not much a woman can do to proudly display her scottish heritage.

"Heritage" is an excuse that cannot possibly work. For a woman to claim that she wants to wear a man's kilt for the sake of her heritage flies right in the face of the very defintion of the word. I won't go into writing the entire definition because I'm sure we all have a dictionary but it deals with the way things are and should be, not how someone wants them to be. A woman's Scottish heritage would have to do with what feminine articles women wore, not wanting to wear a man's kilt, so the entire discussion makes no sense.

What exactly is wrong about a kilted skirt the same cut the same length as a man's kilt would be and with the opening to the left? My own wife has never given a thought to wearing a man's kilt but loves her kilted skirts which are very elegant when worn with a feminine blouse and a sash. Even she can't understand why a woman would want to wear a man's kilt.

Just another two cents from me that I found while walking down the street trying to figure this out.

Chris.

[ccga3359]

What exactly is wrong about a kilted skirt the same cut the same length as a man's kilt would be and with the opening to the left? My own wife has never given a thought to wearing a man's kilt but loves her kilted skirts which are very elegant when worn with a feminine blouse and a sash. Even she can't understand why a woman would want to wear a man's kilt.

Has it not been shown in this thread that a kilted skirt can have right hip buckling and still be a kilted skirt? Now you say "the same cut" & "the same length" add the buckles on the right it is still a "kilted skirt" is it not? Then could not a woman wearing a kilt actually be wearing a kilted skirt by virtue of being a women alone?

[Dreadbelly]

Tartan pantyhose are not outdated, just expensive

[katmills2005]

So tartan pantyhose is out of the question?

I will if you will... but I may make you put on the matching pumps too.

LOL @ Dread

What exactly is wrong about a kilted skirt the same cut the same length as a man's kilt would be and with the opening to the left?

So if I am to understand correctly, the only difference you make between a kilt and kilted skirt is which side the apron falls to? Yet you say your fears are to 1) walk into Wally World and find these hanging on the racks and 2) be mistaken for wearing women's clothing while wearing a kilt.

I do not honestly believe that the type of person who would make that uneducated mistake would stop, look at which way your tartan wraps and know you were wearing a kilt, not a kilted skirt.

[SnakeEyes]

"Heritage" is an excuse that cannot possibly work.

I wasn't trying to make excuses, I was trying to make sense of it for myself. Maybe it's because she's my friend, but I'm also trying to play the Devil's advocate. Instead of just saying she shouldn't because it's a man's garment or saying she should because it's a free world, I'm trying to reason. Because to tell the truth, she really hasn't given me a real reason why.