Quote Originally Posted by Ayin McFye View Post
Good day everyone. This question is for our traditional kilt wearers out there.

A friend of mine mentioned to me on St. Patrick's day that wearing a Sgian Dubh with non-traditional kilt attire, can be seen as insulting to a traditionalist. So my question is according to the die hard traditionalist kilt wearers, when is it ok or not ok to wear a Sgian Dubh?

Even if I'm not a 100% traditionalist, I also don't ever want to offend someone if I can prevent it. I highly respect the kilt, and I understand that the kilt style that I embrace is a bit of a mix between traditionalist and modern, but I'd still like to know proper protocol should I choose to follow it.

I know that the non-traditional kilt wearers will say "Just wear it if you want to", but that's not what I'm interested in.

Thanks in advance.

If anybody,but anybody gets insulted over kilts and its attire(apart from wearing feathers that one is not entitled to) then one really ought to go and get a life! Strong opinions are held by some, of that there is no doubt, but lets keep things in perspective. Please.

If you want to wear sgian dubh, then wear one, there is no right or wrong here.It is down to personal choice.

Now, I have to admit I am a tad confused here. If one is to wish to wear a non traditional kilt and attire, why would one want to conform with anything that is traditional? I am not saying, for one second, you can't. I am just wondering why you should want to?

This raises the question of; do modern and traditional kilt attire mix? From what I have seen here, and only here, then in my humble opinion, my answer is, no they don't. Each to their own.