Hmm... Well, so far I think robthehiker's first bit of advice back on page 1 of this thread was by far the most helpful.

I notice from your profile that you live in Texas. It's interesting that even here in Japan I got a buncha Texans -- namely the church pastor and his family. When I started wearing my kilt to church, they were taken aback at first, but very quickly adapted. Although, they told me,

"There's no way you could come to Texas dressed like that though. You'd get your butt kicked!"

The next week at church I held them to what they said, and told them, "Baloney!" I would do just fine in Texas kilted. I then proceeded to show them that Texas even had its own official state tartan and that a lot of folk were pretty darn proud of it too!

Maybe that would help change your wife's mind. That, and maybe remind her that many military, paramilitary and police officer units wear the kilt on formal occasions. It's almost par for the course to have witnessed a funeral for a serviceman where there is at least a kilted piper playing.

I suppose that some of this may also be the fact that the U.S. is a little distanced from us Commonwealth folk. Growing up in Canada, I saw lotsa people in kilts. Never, ever thought anything of it, even once. Even the other day when I went out in my kilt to the local pub, I sat at a table with two other Canadians and an Ozzie... No one even mentioned my attire for the first five minutes until finally someone at the table asked me if there was a special occasion since I was wearing the plaid, but when I said "no" that it was just for style and comfort, the conversation moved on and the topic wasn't re-visited thereafter.

I'd say give it some time. I also like the idea of having your daughter who bought you the kilt have a kind word with your wife... Some people just need a lot more time to get accustomed to an idea than others.

(I'm still trying to get accustomed to the fact that a friend of mine -- as straight as a straight man can be, started carrying a "murse." It's weird. And he's always announcing to others that he can't find his murse... or he left something in his murse... But I mean, it's not like I'd not be seen with him in public or anything. You just won't see me with one of those anytime soon, that's all. But the world's a changing place. Ask me what I think of this in 10 years. I might not only have a murse by then, but wear mancara and wear mens' tights -- apparently both are on the rise, especially in Europe. Go figure.)