He doesn't wear it AT ALL.

Not to Highland Games (he's been to two of them, and he wore pants to the second one)
Not to Ren Faire
Not to formal occasions
Not to "special occasions"
Not to work
Not around the house
Not to the movies
not AT ALL.

It's totally his choice of course. He bought it, if he wants to wear it or it he doesn't want to wear it, it's his business, but still. What annoys me is that I spent a long time helping him out making the decisions, which he dithered over at great length.

Then again, I DO realize that in the greater sum of issues on this earth, whether this guy is so terrified of what other people think that he can't un-paralyze himself enough to wear the kilt he bought, is pretty small karma potatoes......so chalk this up to Alan H's quarterly rant.

AND ANOTHER RANT

just because I'm in a ranting mood....

[RANT]

I have a very good friend who still has his grandfathers kilt. It's a tank from the 1950's. I bet it's a beauty if the moths haven't killed it. It hasn't come down off the hanger in probably 30 years or more. He's never worn it, his father never wore it, none of his brothers have ever worn it.

But the last time we had dinner, and this is probably 6 months ago, he got on his horse about Utilikilts and how they were ruining tradition, and those weren't kilts, there were some horrible, mutated punk-goth-grunge abominations. After all HE KNEW because he owned a kilt, right? I just smiled, politely.

But next time I meet him and his wife for dinner, I'm wearing my camouflage X-Kilt and a black t-shirt.

[END RANT]