Remember the kilt is not a uniform, so the need for uniformity and strict adherence to a Scottish dress code is not a requirement for everyday kilt wear. However, should one see a fellow kilted person wearing the kilt with, i.e. pleats in the front, then be polite, take the gentleman aside and explain the proper wear.

I used to be chided by my fellow soldiers for wearing what they considered to be too short shorts in the warmer months, and when running so called Daisy Dukes (are extremely short, form-fitting, denim cut-off jeans shorts, usually portrayed as being worn by young women and girls in the American South.)However, being a three time marathon runner I was able to stand my ground and explain the benefits of such short exercise shorts, not like the soccer / football shorts we now are required to wear.



This is and has been my style for years, and I feel comfortable going out like this. While serving with the Australians and New Zealanders I snickered at the men for wearing Capri’s’, but that was their accepted style. So, if one chooses to wear a Velcro sport kilt with sandals and a beer t-shirt, then go for it because everyone is entitled to their own fashion statement or style, and that is why I am a soldier in the US Army, so people can dress like fools or parade down 5th Avenue New York in an 8 yard premium hand sewn kilt.