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I guess your looking for a belonging within a group that has a sense of moral obligation when wearing a kilt. That doesn't make you wrong, it just means you hold a very traditional opinion based on overwhelmingly strong social belief. And hey, we are all entitled to an opinion.

I wear a utilikilt because I can. I couldn't find my family tartan and wanted something that looked cool and celebrated my Euro roots. I got one and love it. Then I also purchased a Black Stewart SWK and very much love it. Tartan or no tartan, I wear what I can because I love the kilt and my heritage.

On that note,

I know that some will disagree with what I am about to say, but I have found that a straight black kilt is an accepted tartan of the Cornish...which stands to be a very connection of where I come from.

Source herehttp://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache...ient=firefox-a
"Cornwall has a history of kilts and tartans. There is early evidence of the use of kilts in Cornish as seen on the bench end at Altarnun dated circa 1510[1]. Cornish tartans have been revived in the 20th Century. The first modern kilt was plain black, and other patterns followed."

Hence my Black Utilikilt.

At 240lbs, I am not used to people ever having the nuggets to tell me to my face I can't where what I want, but then I shouldn't as I live in North America. You should look at loosening you hold on what a kilt should have to look like in order for a man to wear it.

I hope this doesn't mean we can't be buddies. If you wear a kilt, I'd sit for a pint with ya.