Kilts for Halloween?

[ozone]

Here is a very simple question for you, that only you can answer.

Is the kilt a costume?

Cheers

Jamie

Is a cowboy outfit a costume? I see real cowboys with the hat,boots,shirt, jeans etc. all the time in Denver and nearby places....and yet cowboy-dressed people still show up at the doorstep come halloween.

Are doctor scrubs a costume?

As I posted before, people need to realize that it's no big deal if people some folks want to wear ANY kind of clothing for their halloween costume. If you like it, wear it and enjoy!

[Ayin McFye]

Is a cowboy outfit a costume? I see real cowboys with the hat,boots,shirt, jeans etc. all the time in Denver and nearby places....and yet cowboy-dressed people still show up at the doorstep come halloween.

Are doctor scrubs a costume?

As I posted before, people need to realize that it's no big deal if people some folks want to wear ANY kind of clothing for their halloween costume. If you like it, wear it and enjoy!

Very well put. I'd definitely agree. I personaly wouldn't wear a kilt as a "costume" because I've been trying so hard for 3 years to have my work allow me to wear it on a daily basis. If someone else wants to wear a scottish outfit on halloween as a costume, then all power to them.

Personally, I'm dressing up as a sheep.

[Panache]

Is a cowboy outfit a costume? I see real cowboys with the hat,boots,shirt, jeans etc. all the time in Denver and nearby places....and yet cowboy-dressed people still show up at the doorstep come halloween.

Are doctor scrubs a costume?

As I posted before, people need to realize that it's no big deal if people some folks want to wear ANY kind of clothing for their Halloween costume. If you like it, wear it and enjoy!

ozone,

I'm not knocking someone who wants to dress up in a Scottish outfit for Halloween.

I just incorporated a kilt into a Halloween costume myself.

That said I stand by my words, irishcoloradoan wanted to know if the kilt was OK to wear as a costume. I told him he had to ask that question of himself.

Because ultimately that is who it matters to

Cheers

Jamie

[ozone]

ozone,

I'm not knocking someone who wants to dress up in a Scottish outfit for Halloween.

I just incorporated a kilt into a Halloween costume myself.

That said I stand by my words, irishcoloradoan wanted to know if the kilt was OK to wear as a costume. I told him he had to ask that question of himself.

Because ultimately that is who it matters to

Cheers

Jamie

Very good Point Jamie...I was more responding to the general sentiment that i was seeing on the thread that kilts were somehow different from other types of clothing....your quote was convenient. As I said, wear what you want and enjoy!

[McFarkus]

Although a kilt is NOT a costume, I'm planning on wearing mine tomorrow. I usually can't wear mine at work, and this is an excuse. St. Andrew's day will be my next foray.

[Colin]

Is a cowboy outfit a costume? I see real cowboys with the hat,boots,shirt, jeans etc. all the time in Denver and nearby places....and yet cowboy-dressed people still show up at the doorstep come halloween.

Are doctor scrubs a costume?

Let's play devil's advocate for a mintue. You raise a great point, but are the real cowboys dressing up as cowboys for Halloween and showing up at the door dressed like cowboys, or is it people that don't normally dress like cowboys wearing a cowboy costume?

Personally I won't wear something for Halloween that I want excepted as day to day wear the other 364 days a year. That's me. I don't normally wear a costume on Halloween.

As Panache said though, it's up to everyone what they feel like wearing. I'm thinking of going as a kilted doctor cowboy

Happy Halloween all.

[sathor]

I wore mine as part of a costume, then I removed it to take off the fencing jacket and put on a tshirt and put the kilt back on and went back out of the house. (I wasn't about to grab a clean pair of jeans and reload the pockets from the sporran that late in the day) and my wife actually admitted getting more used to the kilt.

[RamsayClanCommish]

Personally, I would never wear a kilt to a Halloween party or any costume event. I wear a kilt to show pride in my Scottish ancestry and heritage. I feel that wearing a kilt as a costume does not communicate this.

My thoughts exactly.

[RockyR]

How about this?

[macneighill]

As so many have said, I feel that its up to you. I think it would be better from someone to wear an actual kilt, versus one of those gosh awful highland costumes you see every Halloween, picked up from a local Halloween costume shop.

Me, I wore my kilt tonight, while trick-or-treating with my kiddos. But, I didn't wear it as a costume. I just wanted to wear my kilt with a button up shirt (or button down . . however you wish to put it). Just, wear it out and about, and what better way than to have an excuse (hehehe).

Anywho, I've had nothing but great remarks about it. I had a couple of people want to talk about heritage, some adding their Celtic connections to our chat. People were driving by giving me a thumbs up. One car even drove by us slowly and, I could hear the passenger say "hey, hey . . that's one of those Scottish skirts". One kid said "that's one of those things from Austin Powers". Heck, even my neighbor's mother was trying to find out "what's under my kilt".

I actually enjoyed hearing the various responses, LOL. I found it interesting to see so many people ask if I were from Scotland or, if I knew someone from Scotland. Most were asking about my family ties, etc.

And of course afterwards, we took my parents out to dinner. And, as I walked into the restaurant, I felt like a celebrity. Everyone was commenting on my kilt. One of the waitresses said "you know what they say about kilts". While another waitress asked me what I was wearing under it. One guy even hollered from across the restaurant "hey, I love your kilt" and gave me a thumbs up.

Here is a pic of my youngest son, my Grandfather and of course, my ugly mug: