Kilts and costumes

[The Wizard of BC]

I'm going to jump in here for a moment.

So if a guy wants to go to a Halloween party dressed as that famous and historical figure Mel Gibson with a great kilt, face paint, and honking big sword he would be doing some kind of harm to those of us who wear the kilt everyday?

I think not.

My two cents worth is that as long as the kilt is worn with pride, worn well, and not as some MacTablecloth junk it is ok with me.

I also think that these days a great kilt and jacobite shirt, which is perfect to be worn at Ren Faires, being worn on the street, is so wrong. I think it is ignorance that causes folks to think that that is correct modern kilt wear.
Ignorance can be corrected with education. Each one of us who wear the kilt should be informing others by our own appearance. This is why we have a "Do's and Don't" thread.

As our numbers grow, as more people see us wearing the kilt properly, they will begin to understand the difference between daily wear and costume wear.

Then when someone wishes to wear the kilt as part of party wear it will be know at once that it is just a costume and will not be confused with kilts as modern daily wear.

[James MacMillan]

For those of us who have adopted the kilt as our daily wear, I think that it comes down to the fact that most attendees at a costume party pretty much desire to look stupid or funny! Most pick their get-ups for shock value. We, therefore, resent it when somebody chooses to do this with our beloved kilt!